reprise.
A recurrence or resumption of an action.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reprise (noun) and reprisen (verb), from Old French reprise, from reprendre. In some senses borrowed anew from Modern French reprise.
To take (something) up or on again.
To repeat or resume an action or a role.
The aging actress played the role she played in her youth, as if to reprise it.
To recompense; to pay.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reprise (noun) and reprisen (verb), from Old French reprise, from reprendre. In some senses borrowed anew from Modern French reprise.
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