rehearsal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rehearsal	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rehearsal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rehearsal n a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding" Synonym(s): rehearsal, dry run (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rehearsal \Rehears"al\ (r?h?rs"a), n. The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise. --Chaucer. In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer. --Hooker. Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. --Shak. {Dress rehearsal} (Theater), a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.