Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rehearsal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rehearsal \Re*hears"al\ (r?*h?rs"a), n.
The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition;
specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of
practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.
--Chaucer.
In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer. --Hooker.
Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal.
--Shak.
{Dress rehearsal} (Theater), a private preparatory
performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rehearsal
n 1: a practice session in preparation for a public performance
(as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many
rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before
the wedding" [syn: {dry run}, {run through}]
2: (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information
(silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term
memory
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