Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prerehearsal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-re-hearsal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before a dramatic rehearsal.

noun

An informal rehearsal done very early in process of preparing a performance.

Example Sentences

"Then, later on, before we starting shooting, after we had gotten cast, everybody came in and sat around at a table and read it. We did kind of a prerehearsal, and that was very valuable to me. Because you see who you're working with."
"There were some prerehearsals in small groups, but more often they were put together on the spot or just minutes prior to the practice jam sessions."

Etymology

From pre- + rehearsal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

prerehearsals (plural)

Questions

What does prerehearsal mean?: Before a dramatic rehearsal.
Where does prerehearsal come from?: From pre- + rehearsal.

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