1. repertory(n = noun.artifact) - a storehouse where a stock of things is kept;
is a kind of deposit, depositary, depository, repository
2. repertory(n = noun.group) repertoire - the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; "the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism"; "has a large repertory of dialects and characters"
is a kind of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
3. repertory(n = noun.group) repertoire - 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;
is a kind of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
1. A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a commonplace book, or the like. [1913 Webster]
2. A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse. [1913 Webster]
3. Same as Répertoire. [1913 Webster]
repertory, n. (pl. -ies)
1 = REPERTOIRE.
2 the theatrical performance of various plays for short periods by one company.
3 a a repertory company. b repertory theatres regarded collectively.
4 a store or collection, esp. of information, instances, etc.
Idiom:
repertory company a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire.
Etymology:
LL repertorium f. L reperire repert- find
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