reprise
[ ri-prahyz for 1; ruh-preez for 2, 3 ]
/ rɪˈpraɪz for 1; rəˈpriz for 2, 3 /
noun
Usually reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
Music.
- a repetition.
- a return to the first theme or subject.
verb (used with object), re·prised, re·pris·ing.
to execute a repetition of; repeat: They reprised the elaborate dance number in the third act.
RELATED WORDS
restate, renew, repeat, echo, recite, rehash, reiterate, replay, regain, recover, rescue, deliver, free, redeem, extricate, release, manumit, save, liberate, emancipate
Nearby words
- reprieval,
- reprieve,
- reprimand,
- reprint,
- reprisal,
- repristinate,
- reprivatize,
- repro,
- repro proof,
- reproach
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
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Examples from the Web for reprised
He reprised a joke about having vowed, “When this show stops being fun, I will retire—10 years later.”
J-Fal and the Roots reprised their classroom-instruments shtick with Robin Thicke Thursday to sing his hit, ‘Blurred Lines.’
Brian Williams Does Marky Mark, NASA’s Scary Map & More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|August 3, 2013|DAILY BEASTPresident Obama and Senator John McCain reprised their rivalry at the health-care summit on Thursday.
reprise
/ (rɪˈpriːz) music /
noun
the repeating of an earlier theme
verb
to repeat (an earlier theme)
Word Origin for reprise
C14: from Old French, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere; see reprehend
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