Rehearsal Definition

rĭ-hûrsəl
rehearsals
noun
rehearsals
The act of rehearsing, reciting, or recounting.
A rehearsal of her troubles.
Webster's New World
A drilling or repeating for practice before future performance.
Webster's New World
A practice performance of a play, concert, etc., or of part of it, in preparation for a public or formal performance.
Webster's New World
A detailed enumeration or repetition.
A long rehearsal of his woes.
American Heritage
Any practice, exercise, or drill; trial.
Webster's New World
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idiom
in rehearsal
  • being rehearsed, as a play
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Rehearsal

Noun

Singular:
rehearsal
Plural:
rehearsals

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rehearsal

  • in rehearsal

Origin of Rehearsal

Rehearsal Sentence Examples

  • In form it is a rehearsal of the first baptismal rite, but with omission of the water.

  • We arrived at the rehearsal room for a 4pm start.

  • Although no performances were allowed at the theatre, a sort of rehearsal took place, at which the players for the ensuing dramatic festival were selected.

  • So far as the hounds are concerned, the object of cub hunting is to teach them their duty; it is a dress rehearsal of the November business.

  • He did a dress rehearsal, which was open in the morning.

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Words Starting With

RREREH

Words Ending With

LALSAL

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Words Starting With R and Ending With L

Starts With R & Ends With LStarts With RE & Ends With LStarts With R & Ends With AL

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With R9 Letter Words Ending With L