dress rehearsal
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.
noun
The final rehearsal before a performance, whether or not costumes or performance dress are worn.
Example Sentences
- "We've got three dress rehearsals before the opening night to prepare ourselves for any potential technical issues."
- "Although the train derailment ended up not being very serious, the emergency services' response served as a dress rehearsal in case of a much worse disaster."
- "Sunday, November 6, was spent in a second full-scale dress rehearsal of the complete weekday electric timetable, [...] during which the public were invited to make their first trial of the trains—and 15,000 did so."
- "And if anybody thinks that that was not a dress rehearsal for what they may try to attempt in January of 2025, I’m sorry to say, but I think that’s a very naïve assumption."