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Rarereprise
The correct spelling is reprise.
How to pronounce reprise
noun
IPA: /ɹɪˈpɹaɪz/
Say it like: Rep-ris-e
The correct spelling is reprise. A recurrence or resumption of an action. For example: "The aging actress played the role she played in her youth, as if to reprise it."
Usage Examples
“The aging actress played the role she played in her youth, as if to reprise it.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A recurrence or resumption of an action.
- 2.A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
- 3.A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.
- 4.A taking by way of retaliation.
- 5.(in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.
verb
- 1.To take (something) up or on again.
- 2.To repeat or resume an action
- 3.To recompense; to pay.
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