répertoire

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See also: repertoire and Repertoire

English

Noun

répertoire (plural répertoires)

  1. Alternative spelling of repertoire.
    • 1892 , A Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. XII.—The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.”, in Geo Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume III (January to June), number , London: George Newnes, Limited, , page 621, column 1:
      Again I changed my dress, again I sat in the window, and again I laughed very heartily at the funny stories of which my employer had an immense répertoire, and which he told inimitably.
    • 1896 January 29, “Miss Fay Davis”, in The Sketch, volume XIII, London: Ingram Brothers, page 27, column 1:
      Miss Fay Davis’s recitation répertoire includes some fifty or sixty excerpts, culled from Shakspere down to the latest of writers.
    • 1898, William Williamson, “Preface”, in A Class Book of Dictation Passages, with Words Appended, Selected by William Williamson, , London: Methuen & Co. , page v:
      The words appended are often selected on the principle of contrast and comparison, and altogether furnish a répertoire of over two thousand—all more or less deserving of separate and distinctive observation.
    • 1912, Florence May, “1834: Ernestine von Fricken—Clara in Dresden—Schumann and Ernestine—Carl Banck—Schumann’s ‘Carnaval’—Études Symphoniques’”, in The Girlhood of Clara Schumann (Clara Wieck and Her Time) , London: Edward Arnold, page 111:
      Defying the attempts of imitators, it occupies a unique position in the literature of the pianoforte, and its inherent vitality is attested by the fact that for more than fifty years it has been a conspicuous item in the répertoire of nearly every pianist capable of executing it.
    • 1917, Carl Van Vechten, “Geraldine Farrar”, in Interpreters and Interpretations, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, page 44:
      She has frequently said that she finds it easier to sing any two other rôles in her répertoire, and refuses to appear for two days before or after a performance of this Puccini opera.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin repertōrium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.pɛʁ.twaʁ/
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Noun

répertoire m (plural répertoires)

  1. repertoire
  2. inventory, stock
  3. directory

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