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REPERTORY
repertory
(noun) a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
repertoire, repertory
(noun) 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
repertory, repertoire
(noun) the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; “the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism”; “has a large repertory of dialects and characters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
repertory (plural repertories)
a repertoire
a collection of things, or a place where such a collection is kept
a specific set of works that a company performs
a theater in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation.
a repertory company.
Source: Wiktionary
Rep"er*to*ry (rp"r-t-r), n. Etym: [L. repertorium, fr. reperire to find again; pref. re- re + parire, parere, to bring forth, procure: cf. F. répertoire. Cf. Parent.]
1. A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a commonplace book, or the like.
2. A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse.
3. Same as RĂ©pertoire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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