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Added 6 October 2026

reprise

/ɹɪˈpɹiːz/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about reprise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A recurrence or resumption of an action.
A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.

verb

To take (something) up or on again.
To repeat or resume an action or a role.
The aging actress played the role she played in her youth, as if to reprise it.
To recompense; to pay.

Origin

From Middle English reprise (noun) and reprisen (verb), from Old French reprise, from reprendre. In some senses borrowed anew from Modern French reprise.

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