repertory (redirected from Stock company (acting))

rep·er·to·ry  (rpr-tôr, -tr)

n. pl. rep·er·to·ries

1. A repertoire.

2.

a. A theater in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation.

b. A repertory company.

3.

a. A place, such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept; a repository.

b. Something stored in or as if in such a place; a stock or collection.

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[Late Latin repertrium, from Latin repertus, past participle of reperre, to find out : re-, re- + parre, to get, beget; see per-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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reper·tori·al adj.

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repertory [ˈrɛpətərɪ -trɪ]

n pl -ries

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. (Performing Arts / Theatre) short for repertory company

[from Late Latin repertōrium storehouse, from Latin reperīre to obtain, from re- + parere to bring forth]

repertorial  adj

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Repertory provincial theatres collectively; a treasury or book in which anything is to be found—Johnson, 1755; a storehouse of knowledge; repertoire.

Examples: repertory of unconnected criticism, 1839; of all histories, 1593; of German lyric stage, 1845; of statutes and usages, 1868.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	repertory - a storehouse where a stock of things is kept depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
	2.	repertory - the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; "the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism"; "has a large repertory of dialects and characters" repertoire aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	3.	repertory - a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule repertoire aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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repertory

noun repertoire, list, range, stock, supply, store, collection, repository Her repertory of songs was vast.

Translations

repertory [ˈrepətərɪ]

A. N (= stock) → repertorio m

B. CPD repertory company N → compañía f de repertorio
repertory theatre, repertory theater (US) N → teatro m de repertorio

repertory [ˈrɛpə^rtəri] n (also repertory theatre) → théâtre m de répertoire
repertory company n → troupe f théâtrale permanente

repertory

n

(also repertory theatre) → Repertoire-Theater nt; to act in repertory, to play repertory → Repertoire-Stücke spielen; he was in repertory → er spielte an einem Repertoire-Theater

(= songs, plays) = repertoire

repertory [ˈrɛpət/ərɪ]

1. n (Theatre) (fig) (of jokes, songs) → repertorio
to act in repertory → far parte di una compagnia di repertorio