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   repertory

   /ˈrɛpət(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. the performance of various plays, operas, or ballets by a company at regular short intervals: "a repertory actor"
   • ▪ repertory theatres regarded collectively: "his long apprenticeship in repertory was as satisfying as what he is doing now"
   • ▪ a repertory company: "regional repertories and touring companies"
   • 2. another term for repertoire
   • ▪ a repository or collection, especially of information: "most countries produce several periodical repertories of useful information"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting an index or catalogue): from late Latin repertorium, from Latin repert- ‘found, discovered’, from the verb reperire. Sense 1 (arising from the fact that a company has a ‘repertory’ of pieces for performance) dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. repertorial adjective

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   REPERTORY definition: 1. the repeated performance of several plays one after the other by one company of actors: 2. If a…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of REPERTORY is a place where something may be found : repository. How to use repertory in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPERTORY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind; repertoire 2. a building or place where a stock of.... Click for more definitions.

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   Repertory definition: a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.. See examples of REPERTORY used in a sentence.

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   A repertory is a collection of pieces that are ready to be performed, like a theater's repertory of plays or a singer's repertory of songs.

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   1. the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind; repertoire. 2. a building or place where a stock of things is kept; repository. 3. (Theatre) short for repertory company. [C16: from Late Latin repertōrium storehouse, from Latin reperīre to obtain, from re- + parere to bring forth] ˌreperˈtorial adj.