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dress rehearsal vs rehearsal

rehearsal vs dress rehearsal

dress rehearsal and rehearsal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress rehearsal Yes No No No
rehearsal Yes No No No
As nouns, rehearsal is a hypernym of dress rehearsal; that is, rehearsal is a word with a broader meaning than dress rehearsal:
  • dress rehearsal: a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
  • rehearsal: a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
Other hypernyms of dress rehearsal include dry run.
dress rehearsal (noun) rehearsal (noun)
a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
Difference between dress rehearsal and rehearsal

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