Etymology

rehearse

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Today it means: To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite. Full definition →

Middle English rehersen ← Anglo-Norman reherser
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The story

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromreherser“to repeat word-for-word”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrehersen
  3. English todayrehearse

From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).

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