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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-hur-suh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈhɜr səl |
Definition of rehearsal
Origin :- late 14c., "restatement, repetition of the words of another," from rehearse + -al (2), or from Old French rehearsal "a repeating." Sense in theater and music, "act of rehearsing," is from 1570s. Pre-wedding rehearsal dinner attested by 1953.
- noun preparation for performance
- They had a rehearsal last night, but of course I was not there.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- On the previous day there was the first rehearsal of Handel's Admeto.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- A rehearsal, of course, must be very different from a performance.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- It was as though the other night had been a rehearsal, and as if now she knew what was coming.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- When this rehearsal was over Perrin came to me; he had an affectionate and constrained air.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- These USO trips, the rehearsal, the excitement of the last hour.
- Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
- This musical piece had actually been put into rehearsal in 1767, when it was withdrawn.
- Extract from : « The Prince of Parthia » by Thomas Godfrey
- At rehearsal he used frequently to drub his former mistress.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- "We don't mince matters at rehearsal," he said with a breathless laugh.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- Why the unmentionable mischief do you waste your energies, singing like that at a rehearsal?
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
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