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Definition of "reprise" []

  • Music A repetition of a phrase or verse. (noun)
  • Music A return to an original theme. (noun)
  • A recurrence or resumption of an action. (noun)
  • To repeat or resume an action; make a reprise of. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reprise" in a sentence
  • "They offered answers and reprise from the horrors of life."
  • "An out of the blue rumor has come out; apparently Tom Cruise has been offered to reprise is role as Maverick in a sequel."
  • "The anomaly, to reprise, is that Hitler today is detested for his human-rights violations, ie, the Holocaust."