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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