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reprise

American  
[ri-prahyz, ruh-preez] / rɪˈpraɪz, rəˈpriz /

noun

  1. Law. Usually reprises. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.

  2. Music.

    1. a repetition.

    2. a return to the first theme or subject.

verb (used with object)

reprised, reprising

  1. to execute a repetition of; repeat.

    They reprised the elaborate dance number in the third act.
reprise British  
/ rɪˈpriːz /

noun

  1. the repeating of an earlier theme

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to repeat (an earlier theme)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of reprise

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: a taking back, Old French, noun use of feminine past participle of reprendre to take back < Latin reprehendere to reprehend

Example Sentences

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Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci will also reprise their roles for the highly anticipated movie, whose predecessor last year finally received a cosign from Anna Wintour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Who knows, she may reprise that role this weekend when Ryan Gosling hosts.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Jones will reprise her role as Gemma Foster, who is still a GP and living in the same house, and is on the brink of a fresh start as she prepares to get married.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Casting George Hamilton instead of making Duvall an offer he couldn’t refuse to reprise his role as Tom Hagen, the loyal, level-headed consigliere of the Corleone family, doomed “Part III” before the cameras even rolled.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

It had been decades since a White House Victory Garden had been planted, on Eleanor Roosevelt’s watch, and no one seemed much interested in a reprise.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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