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repertory

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɹɛp.əɹˌtɔɹ.i/
  • General-American: /ˈɹɛpəɹˌtoʊɹ.i/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛpətɹi/
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  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 P ER0 T AO2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A repertoire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

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Meaning 2

A collection of things, or a place where such a collection is kept.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

A specific set of works that a company performs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A theater in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A cinema specializing in classic or older films.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a storehouse where a stock of things is kept

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: depository, deposit, depositary, repository

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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

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Synonyms: repertoire

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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: repertoire

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin repertōrium. Doublet of repertoire.

Real reading context

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