Meaning | A practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert). |
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Examples | - "he missed too many rehearsals"
- "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
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Synonym | dry run |
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Category | concert | A performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging |
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Narrower | dress rehearsal | A full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance |
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run-through | An uninterrupted rehearsal |
walk-through | A first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed |
Broader | exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation | Systematic training by multiple repetitions |
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Spanish | ensayo |
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Catalan | assaig |
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Verbs | rehearse | engage in a rehearsal (of) |
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