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DictionaryrepriseRepeat performance
noun / verb

reprise

rih-PREEZ/rɪprˈaɪz/

A repetition of an earlier performance, passage, or role.

The musical ends with a reprise of its opening song.

Theater performer returns to sing earlier melody at final curtain.
Etymology
reLatinback
+priseLatinto grasp, seize

The idea of “taking back” developed into resuming an action. In music and performance, that resumption became a repetition of an earlier passage or performance.

In context

Liam Triforce1:21
aside from a reprise at the end of each bonus stage
Understanding the Music of Ocarina of Time

More examples

  • She reprises her role as the detective in the sequel.
  • The pianist reprised the opening melody at a slower tempo.
  • The final act includes two brief reprises of the theme.

Forms

reprise · reprises · reprised · reprising

Similar words

repeat
A broader term for doing or presenting anything again.
encore
An additional performance, often requested by applause, not necessarily repeated material.
revival
A new production of an older work after an absence.