English Dictionary: reprise | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reprise \Re*prise"\ (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See {Reprehend}.] 1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. [Written also {reprizes}.] --Burrill. 3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reprise \Re*prise"\, v. t. [Written also reprize.] 1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.] |