re ‧ hears ‧ al /rɪˈhɜːs ə l $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] a time when all the people in a play, concert etc practise before a public performance
rehearsal for/of
a rehearsal for ‘Romeo and Juliet’
in rehearsal
The dialogue was worked out by actors in rehearsal.
⇨ ↑ dress rehearsal
2 . [countable] a time when all the people involved in a big event practise it together before it happens:
a wedding rehearsal