rehearsal

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
  2. noun (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory

Etymology

From Middle English rehercel, rehersail, rehersall, from rehersen and apparently partly Middle French rehercel. By surface analysis, rehearse + -al.

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Synonyms

dry run

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