Word Study
Reprise
CIDE DICTIONARY
Reprise, n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.].
- A taking by way of retaliation. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. [1913 Webster]
Reprise, v. t. [Written also reprize.].
- To take again; to retake. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- To recompense; to pay. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Reprise, n.
1 a repeated passage in music.
2 a repeated item in a musical programme.
1 a repeated passage in music.
2 a repeated item in a musical programme.
Etymology
F, fem. past part. of reprendre (see REPRIEVE)
ROGET THESAURUS
Reprise
Taking
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