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• REHEARSAL (from " rehearse," to say over again, repeat, recount, O.Fr. rehercer, from re, again, and hercer, to harrow, cf. " hearse," the original meaning being to rake or go over the same ground again as with a harrow)

REHEARSAL (from " rehearse," to say over again, repeat, recount, O.Fr. rehercer, from re, again, and hercer, to See also:

• HARROW

harrow, cf. " See also:

• HEARSE (an adaptation of Fr. herse, a harrow, from Lat. hirpex, hirpicem, rake or harrow, Greek aprra;:)

hearse," the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original meaning being to See also:

• RAKE (O.E. rata, cognate with Du. raak, Ger. Rechen, from a root meaning to scrape together, heap up)

rake or go over the same ground again as with a harrow)  , a See also:

• RECITAL (from Lat. recitare, to read out, particularly of a public document)

recital of words or statements, particularly the trial performance in private of a See also:

• PLAY

play, musical See also:

• COMPOSITION
• COMPOSITION (Lat. compositio, from componere, to put together)

composition, recitation, &c., for the purpose of practice preparatory to the performance in public . In the See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre a " full See also:

• REHEARSAL (from " rehearse," to say over again, repeat, recount, O.Fr. rehercer, from re, again, and hercer, to harrow, cf. " hearse," the original meaning being to rake or go over the same ground again as with a harrow)

rehearsal " is one in which the whole performance is gone through with all the performers, a " See also:

• DRESS (from the Fr. dresser, to set out, arrange, formed from Lat. directus, arranged, dirigere, to direct, arrange)

dress rehearsal "one in which the performance is carried out with scenery, costumes, properties, &c., exactly as it is to be played in public .