Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The stock of songs, plays, operas, readings, or other pieces that a player or company is prepared to perform.
- noun The class of compositions in a genre.
- noun The range or number of skills, aptitudes, or special accomplishments of a particular person or group.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A repertory; specifically, in music and the drama, the list of works which a performer or company of performers has carefully studied, and is ready to perform.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a
company or a person hasrehearsed and is prepared toperform or display - noun A set of
skills possessed by a person. A collection of items.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
- noun a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's all red-faced denials, rage, deflection, lies, stony silence -- the entire repertoire is there.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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Though the band's repertoire is largely instrumental, the new album features many guest vocalists, some who joined them for the show.
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The Lenten repertoire is not the same as the Easter repertoire or the Advent repertoire.
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When your entire college sexual repertoire is spread across the Internet for the world to read, it might be a disheartening experience.
Karen Owen's Duke thesis may land her in a heap of trouble -- and a lucrative book deal Melissa Bell 2010
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The performing repertoire is getting smaller and smaller, to the point where we may need reminding that there is more to music than Mozart, Beethoven and, yes, Mahler.
A Fierce Enthusiasm Leon Botstein 2010
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This isn't always a bad thing — I'm a big punk rock fan, and most of the classic punk repertoire is high-octane blocks of undifferentiated mood.
Fancy paints on memory's canvas/Scenes that we hold dear Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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This isn't always a bad thing — I'm a big punk rock fan, and most of the classic punk repertoire is high-octane blocks of undifferentiated mood.
Archive 2008-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Another item in the Mexican sandwich repertoire is the cemita (sometimes spelled "semita") a popular regional treat in Central Mexico.
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Another item in the Mexican sandwich repertoire is the cemita (sometimes spelled "semita") a popular regional treat in Central Mexico.
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Another item in the Mexican sandwich repertoire is the cemita (sometimes spelled "semita") a popular regional treat in Central Mexico.
artoparts commented on the word repertoire
An a&r (person or occupation/position) refers to artist and répertoire, in the music industry.
October 9, 2008