repertory
Pluralrepertories
- 1A theater where its own group of actors puts on a set list of plays, often switching between them.
She acted at the town repertory for three summers.
The play runs in repertory with two others, so each one is on twice a week.
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- 2All the shows or pieces that a group of performers puts on.
The ballet company added two new dances to its repertory this year.
That opera group's repertory is mostly Italian works.
Similarrepertoire
- 3All the songs, skills, or tricks that a person knows and can use.
Grandpa has a big repertory of funny stories.
The young pianist is slowly building her repertory.
Similarrepertoire, range, stock
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- 4A movie theater that mostly shows old or classic movies.
The repertory cinema near campus shows old movies every night.
We went to a repertory screening of a silent film with live piano music.
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- 5A group of things kept together, or the place where they are kept.
Her attic is a repertory of old toys and family photos.
The basement of the town hall became a repertory for old town papers.
Similarrepository, storehouse, store, treasury, collection
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Origin
It was taken from a Late Latin word, repertōrium. It is related to "repertoire".