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reprise

re·prise [ ri prz ]


noun  (plural re·pris·es)
Definition:
 
1. repeat of musical passage: a repeated passage of music, or a return to an earlier musical theme

2. music 
Same as  chorusn (sense 1)


3. repetition: a repetition or recurrence of something



transitive verb  (past and past participle re·prised, present participle re·pris·ing, 3rd person present singular re·pris·es)
Definition:
 
1. repeat music: to repeat a passage of music or return to an earlier theme

2. repeat action: to repeat an action or performance
reprised her role as Gertrude in the New York production

[Mid-20th century. < French< past participle of reprendre "take again" < prendre "take" < Latin prehendere]
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