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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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The demand for actors to reprise their most famous roles for the sake of dredging whatever value — read: money — is left from the property has to die, along with this reboot.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The actor had been set to reprise her iconic role in the reboot, tentatively titled “Buffy: New Sunnydale,” which she had been developing along with Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao for the Disney-owned streamer for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

He is also set to reprise his role as Dr Frank‑N‑Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show when it returns to theatres, including in Eastbourne, later this year.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 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 was a reprise of my first attempt on the north face.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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