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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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