prerehearsal

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English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ rehearsal.

Adjective

prerehearsal (not comparable)

  1. Before a dramatic rehearsal.

Noun

prerehearsal (plural prerehearsals)

  1. An informal rehearsal done very early in process of preparing a performance.
    • 2010, Ben Peskoe, Bill Green, Will Russell, I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski:
      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.
    • 2016, C. Victor Fung, Lisa J. Lehmberg, Music for Life, page 170:
      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.