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repertoire

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛp.ə.twɑː/
  • General-American: /ˈɹɛp.əɹ.twɑɹ/
  • General-American: /ˈɹɛp.ə.twɑɹ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • obsolete: /ˈɹɛp.əɹtwɔːɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 P ER0 T W AA2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The conjurer expanded his repertoire with some new tricks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The set of skills, abilities, experiences, etc., possessed by a person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The set of vocalisations used by a bird.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An amount, body, or collection of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A processor's instruction set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An abstract set of characters, independent of their encoding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • ISO Latin 1 repertoire

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: repertory

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

8

noun

Meaning 8

the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism
  • has a large repertory of dialects and characters

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: repertory

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French répertoire, from Middle French repertoire, from Late Latin repertōrium (“an inventory, list, repertory”). Doublet of repertory.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: repertuar — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 劇目 /剧目 (jùmù) — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Czech: repertoár — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Dutch: repertoire — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Finnish: repertuaari — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Finnish: ohjelmisto — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • French: répertoire — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • German: Repertoire — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Greek: ρεπερτόριο (repertório) — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Greek: δραματολόγιο (dramatológio) — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Hungarian: repertoár — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Italian: repertorio — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Japanese: レパートリー (repātorī) — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Korean: 레퍼토리 (repeotori) — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Māori: kete puoro — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Māori: kete kōrero — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: repertoar — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: repertoar — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Polish: repertuar — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Portuguese: repertório — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Russian: репертуа́р (repertuár) — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Spanish: repertorio — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Swedish: repertoar — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Turkish: repertuvar — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Turkish: dağarcık — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Ukrainian: репертуа́р (repertuár) — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Uzbek: repertuar — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Yiddish: רעפּערטואַר (repertuar) — list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 技能庫 /技能库 — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Czech: repertoár — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Finnish: valikoima — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Finnish: repertuaari — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • French: répertoire — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • German: Repertoire — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Italian: repertorio — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Japanese: レパートリー (repātorī) — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Norwegian Bokmål: repertoar — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: repertoar — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Polish: repertuar — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Portuguese: repertório — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Russian: репертуа́р (repertuár) — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Spanish: repertorio — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Turkish: repertuvar — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Turkish: dağarcık — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Ukrainian: репертуа́р (repertuár) — set of skills possessed by a person; collection of items
  • Polish: repertuar — set of vocalisations used by a bird
  • Dutch: repertorium — an amount, body, or collection of something
  • Polish: repertuar — an amount, body, or collection of something
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