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rehearsal

/ɹɪhˈɝsʌl/noun3 syllables

Rehearsal means: a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert).

Synonyms for rehearsal1

noun, as in a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)

dry run

What does rehearsal mean?2

noun

1

a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)“he missed too many rehearsals”

2

(psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rehearsal?3

three syllables

reversaldispersal

four syllables

universal
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Rehearsal in a sentence

  • After a ten-minute break, we resumed our rehearsal.CK
  • Tomorrow there will be no normal lessons, in view of the athletic meet rehearsal.blay_paul
  • During the wedding rehearsal, he was almost too nervous to speak.AlanF_US
  • It's a good thing that this happened during the rehearsal and not the performance!FlamingTofu
  • We had a dress rehearsal for the dance show the morning before opening night.orcrist
  • The dress rehearsal took a long time because of problems with the lights.orcrist
  • Run over your part again before the rehearsal.sharptoothed
  • We act in our lives without rehearsal and prompter.carlosalberto

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Forms of rehearsal

as a noun

plural
rehearsals