repertory

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US /ˈɹɛp.əɹˌtɔɹ.i/ UK /ˈɹɛpətɹi/
noun Freq #58616

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation

    the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism

  2. 2
    noun

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

    Since “Masques” was my first exposure to Stage I, My admiration of that production spawned an intense enthusiasm for the seven-year-old company, which, unfortunately, was quickly dampened by seeing “Icarus,” which runs in repertory with “Masques.”

  3. 3
    noun

    a storehouse where a stock of things is kept

  4. 4
    noun

    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

  5. 5
    noun

    A repertoire.

  6. 6
    noun

    A collection of things, or a place where such a collection is kept.

  7. 7
    noun

    A specific set of works that a company performs.

  8. 8
    noun

    A cinema specializing in classic or older films.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin repertōrium. Doublet of repertoire.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the entire range of skills... repertoire
4 noun · a collection of works... repertoire
Word family
Derived forms reprepertorial

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