rehearsal

Definition of Rehearsal in English :

1. dry run, rehearsal

a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)

Example Sentences:
'he missed too many rehearsals'
'a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding'

2. rehearsal

(psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rehearsal

noun

1.

a session of practising a play, concert, speech etc, in preparation for public performance

2.

the act of going through or recounting; recital

rehearsal of his own virtues was his usual occupation

3. in rehearsal

noun

1.

the act of rehearsing, reciting, or recounting

a rehearsal of her troubles

2.

a drilling or repeating for practice before future performance

3.

a.

a practice performance of a play, concert, etc., or of part of it, in preparation for a public or formal performance

b.

any practice, exercise, or drill; trial

n.

1. The act of practicing in preparation for a public performance.

2. A session of practice for a performance, as of a play.

3. A detailed enumeration or repetition: a long rehearsal of his woes.