repertoire
See also: Repertoire and répertoire
English
Etymology
From French répertoire, from Late Latin repertorium (“an inventory, list, repertory”), from Latin reperiō (“I find, find out, discover, invent”), from re- (“again”) + pariō (“I produce”). Doublet of repertory.
Pronunciation
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Noun
repertoire (plural repertoires)
- A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display.
- The conjurer expanded his repertoire with some new tricks.
- The set of skills, abilities, experiences, etc., possessed by a person.
- The set of vocalisations used by a bird.
- An amount, body, or collection of something.
Related terms
Translations
list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
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set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
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set of vocalisations used by a bird
an amount, body, or collection of something
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See also
References
- ^ “repertoire”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “repertoire”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “repertoire”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “repertoire”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.