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DictionaryrepertoireAvailable range
noun

repertoire

REP-er-twar/ˈrepərtwɑːr/

The range of things someone can perform or put into practice.

The musician's repertoire includes piano playing, violin playing, and singing.

One musician is surrounded by three small pictorial performance choices showing piano, violin and singing, conveying their available range of skills; same person in each inset.
Etymology
repertoireLatininventory, list

An 'inventory' or 'list' became a performer's stock of prepared works. The same idea of an available stock extends to the skills or performances someone can draw on.

In context

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery60:13
the genetics lays the groundwork for the repertoire of behaviors that the animal could possibly have.
Crossroads of Ideas: Living and Learning with Animals

More examples

  • She adds a quick vegetable curry to her repertoire.
  • The teacher uses a repertoire of strategies to explain fractions.
  • The two bands have very different repertoires.

Forms

repertoire · repertoires

Similar words

repertory
Often refers specifically to works a performer or company presents.
range
Describes overall variety without implying practiced skills or prepared works.
arsenal
Emphasizes resources or techniques used to achieve a particular goal.