Meaning & use

repertory

noun·Academic

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A stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company knows and regularly performs.

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The theater's repertory included three Shakespeare plays this season.

She joined a repertory company that rotated a different show each week.

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Closely related to 'repertoire,' but 'repertory' is especially associated with theater companies that perform a rotating set of shows.

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