repertory

[ rep-er-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈrɛp ərˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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noun, plural rep·er·to·ries.

a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.
a theatrical company that presents productions in this manner.
repertoire.
a store or stock of things available.
storehouse.

Origin of repertory

1545–55; < Late Latin repertōrium inventory, equivalent to Latin reper(īre) to discover, find, make up ( re- re- + -perīre, combining form of parere to bring forth, produce) + -tōrium -tory2

OTHER WORDS FROM repertory

rep·er·to·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby repertory

repercussion, repercussive, reperepe, reperforator, repertoire, repertory, repertory company, repertory society, repertory theater, repetend, repetition

Words related to repertory

repertoire, routine, supply, repository, rep, cache, list, range, stunt, bit, depot, store, stock, storehouse, stockroom, schtick

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British Dictionary definitions for repertory

repertory
/ (ˈrɛpətərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind; repertoire
a building or place where a stock of things is kept; repository
short for repertory company

Derived forms of repertory

repertorial, adjective

Word Origin for repertory

C16: from Late Latin repertōrium storehouse, from Latin reperīre to obtain, from re- + parere to bring forth