/ rɪˈpriːz; NAmE / noun
[ usually sing. ] a repeated part of sth, especially a piece of music
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: French , literally taken up again , feminine past participle of reprendre , from Latin re- back + prehendere seize.
/ rɪˈpriːz; NAmE / noun
[ usually sing. ] a repeated part of sth, especially a piece of music
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: French , literally taken up again , feminine past participle of reprendre , from Latin re- back + prehendere seize.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005