/ri pruyz"/ for 1; /reuh preez"/ for 2, 3 , n. , v. , reprised, reprising .
n.
1. Usually, reprises . Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
2. Music.
a. a repetition.
b. a return to the first theme or subject.
v.t.
3. to execute a repetition of; repeat: They reprised the elaborate dance number in the third act.
[ 1350-1400; ME reprendre to take back reprehendere to REPREHEND ]