Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rehearsal \Re*hears"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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume. 2 The final rehearsal before a performance, whether or not costumes or performance dress be worn.
WordNet
n. a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
Wikipedia
Dress Rehearsal is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and was released on May 4, 2004 on Arista Nashville. It produced the singles "Simple Life" and "Die of a Broken Heart" in the U.S., which respectively reached #13 and #52 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Die of a Broken Heart" was a #4 hit on the Canadian country charts, while the other two singles — "Head over High Heels" and the title track — respectively charted at #5 and #11 in Canada. "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" was previously recorded by Redmon & Vale, who released it as a single in 2000.
A dress rehearsal is a final rehearsal, in costume, of an artistic work just prior to its first public performance.
It may also refer to:
- Dress Rehearsal'' (TV series), a BBC television special starring Eric Sykes
- Dress Rehearsal, a series of Canadian television specials which were a preview of the series Drop-In
- Dress Rehearsal (album), the 2004 album by singer/songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Usage examples of "dress rehearsal".
And I sincerely hope she's right about a good dress rehearsal not meaning a bad first night.
At the first dress rehearsal I was standing in the wings, keeping my mouth shut, and I was shushed -- shushed, I tell you -- by one of those damned gofers when Albert Greenlaw was snickering and whispering, as he always is!
Sam was at the high school for a dress rehearsal of the drama club's latest play (he had helped write the play).
Ringing up Guy and Georgie, he suggested he dropped by after supper to show them the video of the dress rehearsal and have a last-minute script conference.
He tried to convey his concern to the rest of the Venture's crew as they waited for the stagehands to set things up for a final dress rehearsal.
Id feel so much better if youd at least stay and watch this mornings dress rehearsal.
The only work we had to do was to preview the dress rehearsal and show up for the performance on Tuesday night.
We were about to have some real fun, a morning of general rehearsals on the stage, followed in the afternoon by a full dress rehearsal before visiting officials and media.