repertorio

repertoire

noun rreh-pehr-TOH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From Latin repertorium ('inventory, catalogue').

Also means

repertory

Usage Note

Repertorio covers a performer's or company's body of works available for performance, and by extension any stock collection of skills, phrases, or tricks one has at one's disposal (su repertorio de excusas = 'his stock of excuses'). In theatre, teatro de repertorio means a repertory theatre. The word is used widely in music, dance, and figurative speech.

Examples

"La orquesta amplió su repertorio con obras modernas."

Natural Translation

The orchestra expanded its repertoire with modern works.

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