reprise
pronunciation
How to pronounce reprise in British English:
UK [rɪˈpri:z]
How to pronounce reprise in American English:
US [rɪˈpriz]
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- Verb:
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
Word Origin
- reprise (n.)
- late 14c., "yearly deduction from charges upon a manor or estate," from Old French reprise "act of taking back" (13c.), fem. of repris, past participle of reprendre "take back," from Latin reprendere, earlier reprehendere, earlier reprehendere (see reprehend). Meaning "resumption of an action" is from 1680s. Musical sense is from 1879.
- reprise (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French repris, past participle of reprendre (see reprise (v.)).
Example
- 1. Why didn 't you reprise it ?
- 2. The rhythm of the prose works off refrain and reprise .
- 3. In some respects , the report is a reprise of previous assessments by the u.s. military .
- 4. The actor agreed to reprise the role in the sequels .
- 5. The libyan intervention feels like a last reprise of that old tune , rather than a bold statement for a new age .