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reprise

/ɹɪˈpɹaɪz/

noun

Meaning

  • A recurrence or resumption of an action.

  • A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.

  • A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.

  • A taking by way of retaliation.

  • (in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.

  • A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.

  • In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.

verb

Meaning

  • To take (something) up or on again.

  • To repeat or resume an action

    "The aging actress played the role she played in her youth, as if to reprise it."

  • To recompense; to pay.

Synonyms

compensate,
reimburse,
repeat