repertory

noun

rep·​er·​to·​ry ˈre-pər-ˌtȯr-ē 

ˈre-pə-

plural repertories

1

: a place where something may be found : repository

2

a

: repertoire

b

: a company that presents several different plays, operas, or pieces usually alternately in the course of a season at one theater

c

: a theater housing such a company

3

: the production and presentation of plays by a repertory company

acting in repertory

Examples of repertory in a Sentence

She acted in repertory for many years.

Recent Examples on the Web

That aspect adds to the intriguing idea that Lanthimos could be assembling his own like-minded repertory company. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024

Listen to the sweeping musical statements at the foundation of the orchestral repertory: symphonies. —Joshua Barone, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024

Dance San Diego Dance Theater’s spring repertory concert, rescheduled from earlier this year, is now happening Friday through Sunday at the Light Box Theatre at ARTS District Liberty Station in Point Loma. —David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024

Dance The repertory of the Dutch troupe Nederlands Dans Theatre, which was led for a quarter century by the choreographer Jiří Kylián, tends toward the hyper-abstract, the minimalist, and the monochrome. —The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin repertorium list, from Latin reperire to find, from re- + parere to produce — more at pare

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

repertory

noun

rep·​er·​to·​ry ˈrep-ə(r)-ˌtōr-ē 

-ˌtȯr-

plural repertories

1

: a place where something may be found

2

a

: repertoire

b

: a company that performs different plays or pieces in the course of a season

c

: a theater in which such a company performs