Definition of rehearsal Rehearsal

/ɹɪhɚˈsʌl/ - [rihersul] - re•hears•al

We found 8 definitions of rehearsal from 7 different sources.

What does rehearsal mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: rehearsals
rehearsal - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
		dry run
		practice session, drill, recitation, exercise, practice (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
		concert a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
		dress rehearsal a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
		run-through an uninterrupted rehearsal
rehearsal - (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory
		practice session, drill, recitation, exercise, practice (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

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Wiktionary

rehearsal (Noun)
The practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

rehearsal (n.)
The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

rehearsal
The practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

rehearsal
rē-hėr′sal, n. act of rehearsing: recital: recital and performance for practice previous to public representation.—v.t. Rehearse′, to repeat what has already been said: to narrate: to recite before a public representation.—ns. Rehear′ser; Rehear′sing. [O. Fr. rehercer, reherser—re-, again, hercer, to harrow—herce (Fr. herse), a harrow.]

Wikipedia

A rehearsal is a practice before a concert or play in a theatre or some other performance. The group of performers will get together to rehearse. They may rehearse together many times before the performance so that they get used to performing with one another.

A dress rehearsal is the last rehearsal before the performance. It is called a 'dress rehearsal' because in a theatre the actors will be wearing their costumes. When an orchestra or other music group have a 'dress rehearsal' this does not mean that they have to dress up. It simply means that it is the last rehearsal, and it will be in the hall where they are going to perform so that everything is as it will be for the performance.

Orchestras often have section rehearsals or sectionals. This means that each group of instruments rehearse separately, e.g. the string sectional will be all the string instruments rehearsing together. This can be useful because they can concentrate on the bits which are particularly difficult for them: the string instruments can talk about the bowing etc.

An open rehearsal is a rehearsal that the public can come and watch. In opera houses the dress rehearsal is often an open rehearsal. The entry may be free or the audience may have to pay, but not as much as for a ticket for a performance. The audience will have to understand that the performance may be stopped if something goes wrong and needs to be rehearsed. Singers will often save their voices by not singing as loudly as they will in the p