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

Yet over the years, its reputation has waned somewhat; in spite of its pleasures as a big screen experience, it’s rarely revived in repertory theaters and more or less forgotten by cinephiles. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 May 2025

As usual, there are three plays which are performed in repertory. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2025

Fey’s repertory company expands to include newcomers Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani and Kerri Kenney-Silver. —Alison Herman, Variety, 1 May 2025

Schreiber, 57, will lead Jen Silverman’s new adaptation of August Strindberg’s Creditors, with Maggie Siff and Justice Smith, as the two shows are performed in repertory at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 30 Apr. 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