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A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
Examples
- We've got three dress rehearsals before the opening night to prepare ourselves for any potential technical issues.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
The final rehearsal before a performance, whether or not costumes or performance dress are worn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Any complex activity that serves to prepare for a more important iteration of it later.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
- Although the train derailment ended up not being very serious, the emergency services' response served as a dress rehearsal in case of a much worse disaster.
Meaning relationships
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a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rehearsal, dry run
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
assaig general
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Chinese Mandarin:
彩排
(cǎipái)
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Czech:
generální zkouška
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Czech:
generálka
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Danish:
generalprøve
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Dutch:
generale repetitie
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Faroese:
aðalroynd
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Finnish:
kenraali
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Finnish:
kenraaliharjoitus
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Finnish:
pukuharjoitus
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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French:
répétition générale
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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German:
Generalprobe
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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German:
Hauptprobe
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Hungarian:
főpróba
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Icelandic:
aðalæfing
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Indonesian:
gladi bersih
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Japanese:
ゲネプロ
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Māori:
whakaharatau whanotū
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Norwegian:
generalprøve
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Norwegian Bokmål:
generalprøve
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
generalprøve
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Polish:
próba generalna
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Portuguese:
ensaio geral
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Russian:
генера́льная репети́ция
(generálʹnaja repetícija)
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Spanish:
ensayo general
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Swedish:
generalrepetition
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Swedish:
genrep
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Ukrainian:
генеральна репетиція
(heneralʹna repetycija)
— rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume
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Finnish:
kenraaliharjoitus
— final rehearsal
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Indonesian:
gladi bersih
— final rehearsal
