repertory

noun

rep·​er·​to·​ry ˈre-pər-ˌtȯr-ē 

ˈre-pə-

plural repertories

1

: a place where something may be found : repository

2

a

: repertoire

b

: a company that presents several different plays, operas, or pieces usually alternately in the course of a season at one theater

c

: a theater housing such a company

3

: the production and presentation of plays by a repertory company

acting in repertory

Examples of repertory in a Sentence

She acted in repertory for many years.

Recent Examples on the Web

Jury members include filmmaker Ethan Eng, film critic Alison Foreman, film programmer and critic Payton McCarty-Simas and Kino Lorber vice-president of repertory and international distribution George Schmalz. —Jennie Punter, Variety, 3 July 2025

Those visits usually coincided with a film at The Movies, a repertory theater that was located right next door. —Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025

In their third and fourth years, students perform several classical works in repertory during the spring, which leaves the rest of the year open for contemporary works. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025

The National Institute of Flamenco is home to a world-class repertory company, and a conservatory that teaches students as young as three, to young adults who want to be professional dancers. —John Burnett, NPR, 7 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin repertorium list, from Latin reperire to find, from re- + parere to produce — more at pare

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for repertory

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• extempore
• feudatory

Kids Definition

repertory

noun

rep·​er·​to·​ry ˈrep-ə(r)-ˌtōr-ē 

-ˌtȯr-

plural repertories

1

: a place where something may be found

2

a

: repertoire

b

: a company that performs different plays or pieces in the course of a season

c

: a theater in which such a company performs