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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. repeat an earlier theme of a composition;
[syn: reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reprise \Re*prise"\ (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.] [1913 Webster] 1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. [Written also reprizes.] --Burrill. [1913 Webster] 3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reprise \Re*prise"\, v. t. [Written also reprize.] 1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

reprise v 1: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulate]