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reprise
[ri-prahyz, ruh-preez]
noun
Law.Usually reprises. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
Music.
a repetition.
a return to the first theme or subject.
verb (used with object)
to execute a repetition of; repeat.
They reprised the elaborate dance number in the third act.
reprise
/ ɪˈː /
noun
the repeating of an earlier theme
verb
to repeat (an earlier theme)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of reprise1
Example Sentences
Although none of the actors had been contracted for a second season, the hope was that the ensemble cast would reprise their original roles.
It included a momentum-swinging double from Freddie Freeman, the MVP of last year’s Fall Classic reprising the role of Yankees killer again.
The gig has him splitting his time between coasts — he’s reprising his role for the upcoming season of “Only Murders in the Building,” which shoots in New York and started filming in March.
Morales reprises his role as Gabriel, an assassin liaison set on carrying out a dangerous mission for Entity, an artificial intelligence system gone rogue, whose capabilities render it a danger to human society.
There was only one retread and even that one, a reprise of the standout “Traffic Altercation,” was worth revisiting.
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