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Antonyms for repertory

Grammar : Noun
Spell : rep-er-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛp ərˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i

Definition of repertory

Origin :
  • 1550s, "an index, list, catalogue," from Late Latin repertorium "inventory, list," from Latin repertus, past participle of reperire "to find, get, invent," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + parire, archaic form of paerere "produce, bring forth," from PIE root *per- "attempt" (see parent (n.)). Meaning "list of performances" is first recorded 1845, from Anglicized use of repertoire; repertory theater is attested from 1896. Related: Repertorial.
  • noun collection
Example sentences :
  • Could anything be more dull than the life of an actor in a repertory theatre?
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The Odon opened its doors to the public with a repertory programme.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • They trotted out all their repertory of quaint local songs for my benefit.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • Give her time and she would walk straight through the repertory.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • The repertory of the Weimar opera, from this time on, was most extraordinary.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
  • His repertory always increased and he was ever ready to entertain us.
  • Extract from : « A Canyon Voyage » by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
  • The representamen is the repertory of signs that are identified in the market.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • I have been requested to give my opinion of "Dr. Hempel's Repertory."
  • Extract from : « Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms » by Charles Munde
  • Barrie had been a disciple of the Repertory Theater from the start.
  • Extract from : « Charles Frohman: Manager and Man » by Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
  • The writer has made her book a repertory for much of her philosophy of life.
  • Extract from : « British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV » by Various

Synonyms for repertory

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