Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Reprise"
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) 1.7 (wn)
reprise
v : repeat an earlier theme of a musical composition [syn: {reprize},
{repeat}, {recapitulate}]
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