repertoire
Americannoun
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the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to perform.
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the entire stock of works existing in a particular artistic field.
A new play has been added to the theatrical repertoire.
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the entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation.
a magician's repertoire.
noun
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all the plays, songs, operas, or other works collectively that a company, actor, singer, dancer, etc, has prepared and is competent to perform
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the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind
the comedian's repertoire of jokes was becoming stale
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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''
Etymology
Origin of repertoire
1840–50; < French < Late Latin repertōrium catalogue, inventory. See repertory
Example Sentences
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Hindoyan said the new season lineup was inspired by his dual goals of reanimating the operatic canon and honoring L.A.’s multicultural spirit — the season features selections from the American, Italian and French repertoires.
From Los Angeles Times
The Iraqi repertoire also draws on very old songs, which the musicians have layered Irish elements over.
From BBC
Parton’s lifetime love of wigs — and building a repertoire of different styles — started when her first record label took her out to the West Coast.
From Los Angeles Times
He adds that the musical repertoire at Ravensbrück, a camp for women and girls, included several lullabies.
My repertoire, I realized, is packed with dishes that, in my cosmology, require onions — sometimes several kinds of them — but which I am far more inclined to cook when the onion has already been handled.
From Salon
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