repertory

[ rep-er-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

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noun,plural rep·er·to·ries.

a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.
Also called repertory theater, repertory company . a theatrical company that presents productions in this manner.

repertoire.
a store or stock of things available.
storehouse.

Origin of repertory

1545–55; <Late Latin repertōrium inventory, equivalent to Latin reper(īre) to discover, find, make up (re-re- + -perīre, combining form of parere to bring forth, produce) + -tōrium-tory²

Other words from repertory

rep·er·to·ri·al, adjective

Words Nearby repertory

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How to use repertory in a sentence

The long-awaited production directed by Talvin Wilks, features ten actors performing in rotating repertory.
A diverse fall theater season underway in D.C. | Patrick Folliard | September 15, 2022 | Washington Blade
The one-night program features three world premieres, repertory works, guest artists and live music supported by the Hoppa Project, which aims to promote music from Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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It used to take years for a film to become a cult classic, to find its way to audiences who would ultimately adore it—at first by word of mouth and midnight screenings, perhaps later via repertory programming or academic reassessments.
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In 2010, a musical version of We Have Always Lived in the Castle premiered at Yale repertory Theatre.
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The play debuted at the Yale repertory Theater prior to Broadway.
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In addition to being thrillingly talented, they performed shows in repertory—which could be seen as showing off.
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Nor can her knowledge of musical literature have been extensive, for her pupil could not remember a single item in her repertory.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
Without the aid of the repertory it would be difficult for any save a reader of the entire Comedie to trace out his career.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
A slight confusion may arise in the use of the repertory on account of the subdivision of titles.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
The opera had a great success, and remained in the repertory of the Kiev Opera House throughout the entire season.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
Give her time and she would walk straight through the repertory.
The Tragic Muse | Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for repertory

repertory

/ (ˈrɛpətərɪ, -trɪ) /

nounplural -ries

the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind; repertoire
a building or place where a stock of things is kept; repository

short for repertory company

Origin of repertory

C16: from Late Latin repertōrium storehouse, from Latin reperīre to obtain, from re- + parere to bring forth

Derived forms of repertory

repertorial, adjective

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