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v. - Repeat an earlier theme of a composition; Noun-A repetition of an earlier theme or role

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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: v. - Repeat an earlier theme of a composition; Noun-A repetition of an earlier theme or role. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: A deduction or charge (as rent charge, pensions, or annuities) to be made yearly out of a manor or estate.

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Usage examples (35)
  • Verb (used with object) : They reprised the elaborate dance number in the third act
  • They offered answers and reprise from the horrors of life.
  • Ford will once again reprise his role as the adventuring archeologist in the next film.
  • The anomaly, to reprise, is that Hitler today is detested for his human-rights violations, ie, the Holocaust.
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  • ''reprise" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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