rehearsal

Noun
  1. A practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) (synset 100898724)
    "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
    referred to in: concert - a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
    is a type of: drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions
    subtypes:
    • dress rehearsal - a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
    • run-through - an uninterrupted rehearsal
    • walk-through - a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed
    same as: dry run
  2. (psychology) a form of practice;
    Repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory (synset 100898530)
    referred to in: psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
    is a type of: drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions

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