repertoire

or rép·er·toire

[ rep-er-twahr, -twawr, rep-uh- ]

/ ˈrɛp ərˌtwɑr, -ˌtwɔr, ˈrɛp ə- /

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noun

the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to perform.

the entire stock of works existing in a particular artistic field: A new play has been added to the theatrical repertoire.

the entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation: a magician's repertoire.

Nearby words

repeople, repercussion, repercussive, reperepe, reperforator, repertoire, repertory, repertory company, repertory society, repertory theater, repetend

Origin of repertoire

1840–50; < French < Late Latin repertōrium catalogue, inventory. See repertory

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Examples from the Web for repertoire

Their repertoire apparently knows no limits, nor does their energy onstage.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou|John Ed Bradley|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They also played “Freebird,” a song not typically included in their repertoire.
BMI Reminds Ohio Bar: Cover Songs Don’t Come for Free|Caitlin Dickson|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Occasionally, her repertoire includes songs from “West Side Story.”
Rita Moreno, SAG Life Achievement Award Winner, Talks Brando, Elvis And West Side Story|Sandra McElwaine|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The test is not merely skill in the telling but the size of the teller's repertoire.
Robert Pinsky: The Comedy of Seamus Heaney|Robert Pinsky|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Hurley and Mazzei are now focused on expanding the collection, and plan to introduce women's bags to their repertoire.
YouTube Founder Quits for Fashion|Isabel Wilkinson|November 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Though it might have been that even the fat girl's repartee was more a matter of repertoire.
Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest|Alice B. Emerson
To form such a repertoire, you may have to go a little out of the beaten track of what is best known at the time.
Advice to Singers|Frederick James Crowest
Tescheron proceeded to give me the repertoire of the dancing school.
Cupid's Middleman|Edward B. Lent
Then, perhaps, Mrs. Booch would produce a favourite piece from her repertoire.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
In all the range of Maria's repertoire he was never able to detect more than a single tune.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun

British Dictionary definitions for repertoire

repertoire

/ (ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː) /

noun

all the plays, songs, operas, or other works collectively that a company, actor, singer, dancer, etc, has prepared and is competent to perform

the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kindthe comedian's repertoire of jokes was becoming stale

in repertoire denoting the performance of two or more plays, ballets, etc, by the same company in the same venue on different evenings over a period of time``Nutcracker'' returns to Covent Garden over Christmas in repertoire with ``Giselle''

Word Origin for repertoire

C19: from French, from Late Latin repertōrium inventory; see repertory

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