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reprise |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reprise \Re*prise"\ (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr reprendre repris, to take back L. reprehendere. See {Reprehend}.] 1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. pl (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like [Written also {reprizes}.] --Burrill. 3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reprise \Re*prise"\, v. t. [Written also reprize.] 1. To take again to retake. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. To recompense; to pay [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reprise v : repeat an earlier theme of a musical composition [syn: {repeat}, {recapitulate}]
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