rehearsal

Noun
US[rih-hur-suhl]/rɪˈhɝsəl/3 syllablesalso [ree-hur-suhl] /riˈhɝsəl/
Synonyms: dry run

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)rehearsals

  1. a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)“he missed too many rehearsals”“a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding”Synonyms: dry runType of exercise, practiceKinds run-through, walk-through, dress rehearsal
  2. (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memoryType of exercise, practice
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·hears′al (r?-h?rs′a), noun

The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise. Geoffrey Chaucer

In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer.— Richard Hooker
Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal.— William Shakespeare

Dress rehearsal Theater, a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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