rehearsal
re·hear·sal
noun
1.
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
- “he missed too many rehearsals”
- “a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding”
2.
(psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory
Origin
From Middle English rehercel, rehersail, rehersall, from rehersen and apparently partly Middle French rehercel. By surface analysis, rehearse + -al.
Phrases
- rehearsal dinner
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