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dress rehearsal

dress re·hears·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dres ri-hur-suh l]
    • /drɛs rɪˈhɜr səl/
    • /dres rɪˈhɜː.səl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dres ri-hur-suh l]
    • /drɛs rɪˈhɜr səl/

Definitions of dress rehearsal words

  • noun dress rehearsal a rehearsal of a play or other performance in costume and with scenery, properties, and lights arranged and operated as for a performance: often the final rehearsal. 1
  • noun dress rehearsal practice performance 1
  • countable noun dress rehearsal The dress rehearsal of a play, opera, or show is the final rehearsal before it is performed, in which the performers wear their costumes and the lights and scenery are all used as they will be in the performance. 0
  • countable noun dress rehearsal You can describe an event as a dress rehearsal for a later, more important event when it indicates how the later event will be. 0
  • noun dress rehearsal the last complete rehearsal of a play or other work, using costumes, scenery, lighting, etc, as for the first night 0
  • noun dress rehearsal any full-scale practice 0
See all 9 definitions of dress rehearsal

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Origin of dress rehearsal

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Dress rehearsal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dress rehearsal

dress rehearsal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dress rehearsal usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dress rehearsal

noun dress rehearsal

  • rehearsal — a session of exercise, drill, or practice, usually private, in preparation for a public performance, ceremony, etc.: a play rehearsal; a wedding rehearsal.
  • dry run — a rehearsal or practice exercise.
  • run — execution
  • run-through — the performing of a sequence of designated actions, especially as a trial prior to actual performance; rehearsal; practice.
  • walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
All 5 Synonyms of dress rehearsal

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