reprise
/ɹɪˈpɹaɪz/
noun
- 1
A recurrence or resumption of an action.
- 2
A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
- 3
A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.
- 4
A taking by way of retaliation.
- 5
(in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.
- 6
A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- 7
In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
verb
- 1
To take (something) up or on again.
- 2
To repeat or resume an action
“The aging actress played the role she played in her youth, as if to reprise it.”
- 3
To recompense; to pay.
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