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reprise

[ ri-prahyz ruh-preez ]

noun

  1. Usually reprises. Law. 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

/ ɪˈː /

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reprise1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of reprise1

C14: from Old French, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere ; see reprehend
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She would later reprise the role in the fan film “Rose Blood” released in 2021, one of her final roles.

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Kwanil Park, the center’s executive director, suggested that the harmonica group reprise its performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the game.

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It comes after the actor reprised their role of Ellie in the second season of the TV drama.

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The Times checked in with Macht a few weeks later over a video call to discuss the reprising of his character.

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The voters were not impressed by his antics or his reprise of the million-dollar lottery gambit.

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