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dress rehearsal
noun
a rehearsal of a play or other performance in costume and with scenery, properties, and lights arranged and operated as for a performance: often the final rehearsal.
dress rehearsal
noun
the last complete rehearsal of a play or other work, using costumes, scenery, lighting, etc, as for the first night
any full-scale practice
Word History and Origins
Origin of dress rehearsal1
Example Sentences
“And then Friday, yes, the plan is to do another dress rehearsal and likely play most of our guys,” Redick said before the game.
Sandra Oh's entrance on stage -- in a purple gown, her hair adorned with feathers, and waving a fan -- drew cheers and excited shouts from New York schoolchildren invited to the dress rehearsal.
Mitchell may still have decisions to make over his starting XV, with some big names missing and this match serving as a final audition for some and a dress rehearsal for others.
The newly expanded Club World Cup is being treated as a dress rehearsal for the international World Cup next summer, which will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Yes, the Savannah Bananas’ brand of baseball is far too outlandish ever to be compared to the major leagues — from flaming baseballs, rump-shaking umps and dress rehearsals.
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