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

In 2025, the season runs from June through early August, typically featuring two plays in repertory. —Emma Caldwell, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025

As is common practice, he was promoted to the repertory cast after two seasons. —Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Peck dominates the repertory of both masters, playing her tornado turns against her sophisticated phrasing. —Faye Arthurs, Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025

The post-Baroque French repertory has no towering titan on the order of Verdi in Italian opera, Wagner in German opera, or Mozart in both spheres. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 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