Meaning of Reprise | Babel Free
ɹɪˈpɹiːzDefinitions
- 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.
- A taking by way of retaliation.
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Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes. in-plural
- A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
Equivalents
Examples
“Your care about your banks infers a fear Of threatening floods ,and inundations near; If so, a just reprise would only be Of what the land usurped upon the sea”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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