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repertoire

Repertoire refers to the full supply of what you can do. A singer's repertoire is all the songs they can sing. A chef's repertoire is what she knows how to cook.

Repertoire was borrowed from French répertoire, from Late Latin repertorium "an inventory." The Late Latin word is also the source of English repertory, a group of actors that perform many plays, each performed for a short time. The second "r" in both repertoire and repertory is often not pronounced.

DEFINITIONS OF: repertoire

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n the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation

Synonyms:
repertory
Type of:
accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole

n a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule

Synonyms:
repertory
Type of:
accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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