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reprise

Main Entry:: ¹re·prise
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈprēz, 1 is also -ˈprīz\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French, seizure, repossession, expense, from feminine past participle of reprendre to take back, from re- + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere
Date:: 15th century

1: a deduction or charge made yearly out of a manor or estate —usually used in plural2: a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action3 [French, from Middle French] a: a musical repetition: (1): the repetition of the exposition preceding the development (2): recapitulation 3 b: a repeated performance : repetition

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