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Reprise

Reprise Meaning & Definition
Reprise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reprise?

[v] repeat an earlier theme of a musical composition

Synonyms | Synonyms for Reprise: recapitulate | repeat | reprize

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See Also | play | spiel

Reprise In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*prise"\ (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See {Reprehend}.] 1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. [Written also {reprizes}.] --Burrill. 3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
\Re*prise"\, v. t. [Written also reprize.] 1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]

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