Found 2 items, similar to Reprise.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: reprise
reprise
v : repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn:
reprize,
repeat,
recapitulate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Reprise
Reprise
\Re*prise"\ (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre,
repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See
Reprehend.]
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1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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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.
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3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
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Reprise
\Re*prise"\, v. t. [Written also reprize.]
1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]
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