rehearsal
noun /rɪˈhɜːsl/
  /rɪˈhɜːrsl/
 - [countable, uncountable] time that is spent practising a play or piece of music in preparation for a public performance
- to have a rehearsal
 - We only had six days of rehearsal.
 - The leading man broke his leg in the middle of rehearsals.
 - rehearsal for something rehearsals for ‘Romeo and Juliet’
 - in rehearsal Our new production of ‘Hamlet’ is currently in rehearsal.
 - a rehearsal room
 
Wordfinder- cue
 - dresser
 - matinee
 - opening night
 - ovation
 - performance
 - prompter
 - rehearsal
 - scene-shifter
 - stage manager
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicb2, Film and theatreb2- He apologized for his outburst at rehearsal.
 - How did the rehearsal go?
 - I'll see you at band rehearsal on Monday!
 - They're performing every night and they have another production in rehearsal.
 - We only had one full rehearsal.
 - a rehearsal of the final scene
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dress
 - wedding
 - band
 - …
 
- conduct
 - do
 - have
 - …
 
- take place
 - go
 
- hall
 - room
 - space
 - …
 
- at (a/the) rehearsal
 - during (a/the) rehearsal
 - in rehearsal
 - …
 
 - [countable, usually singular] rehearsal (for something) an experience or event that helps to prepare you for something that is going to happen in the future
- These training exercises are designed to be a rehearsal for the invasion.
 - Life is not a rehearsal.
 
Extra Examples- The wedding rehearsal dinner is tonight.
 - I attended my friend's wedding rehearsal.
 
 - [countable, usually singular] rehearsal of something (formal) the act of repeating something that has been said before
- We listened to his lengthy rehearsal of the arguments.