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Definition of repertoire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

repertoire

noun
 
/ˈrepətwɑː(r)/
 
/ˈrepərtwɑːr/
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  1. (also formal repertory)
    all the plays, songs, pieces of music, etc. that a performer knows and can perform
    • to add to/extend your repertoire
    • a pianist with a wide repertoire
    Extra Examples
    • An actor has to build a character and extend his own emotional repertoire.
    • He has added considerably to his piano repertoire.
    • His repertoire includes a large number of Scottish folk songs.
    • She has a rather limited repertoire.
    • She needs to build up a repertoire of pieces.
    • The piece has deservedly entered the violin repertoire.
    • a key piece in the standard concert repertoire
    • ballets from the classical repertoire
    Topics Musicc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broad
    • extensive
    • large
    verb + repertoire
    • have
    • add (something) to
    • broaden
    repertoire + verb
    • include something
    preposition
    • in the/​your repertoire
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  2. all the things that a person is able to do
    • a young child’s growing verbal repertoire
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broad
    • extensive
    • large
    verb + repertoire
    • have
    • add (something) to
    • broaden
    repertoire + verb
    • include something
    preposition
    • in the/​your repertoire
    See full entry
  3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French répertoire, from late Latin repertorium, from Latin repert- ‘found, discovered’, from the verb reperire.
See repertoire in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee repertoire in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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