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repertory

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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.

[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.]

reper·tori·al adj.

repertory
Noun
pl -ries
2. short for repertory company [Late Latin repertorium storehouse]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
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
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

repertory
Translations
repertory [ˈrɛpətərɪ] n (also: repertory theatre) → teatro de repertorio
repertory [ˈrɛpətərɪ] n (also: repertory theatre) → théâtre m de répertoire
repertory [ˈrɛpətərɪ] n (also: repertory theatre) → Repertoiretheater nt
repertory [ˈrɛpətərɪ] n (also: repertory theatre) → teatro di repertorio


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Several of Ibsen's plays were on the repertory for the winter; Sudermann's Die Ehre was then a new play, and on its production in the quiet university town caused the greatest excitement; it was extravagantly praised and bitterly attacked; other dramatists followed with plays written under the modern influence, and Philip witnessed a series of works in which the vileness of mankind was displayed before him.
When the band had exhausted its repertory it took wing and settled upon the rocks above and behind the queen.
They held conversations together, Loulou repeating the three phrases of his repertory over and over, Felicite replying by words that had no greater meaning, but in which she poured out her feelings.
 
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