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Dress rehearsal

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Noun
  1. 1
    A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.

    "We've got three dress rehearsals before the opening night to prepare ourselves for any potential technical issues."

  2. 2
    a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance wordnet
  3. 3
    The final rehearsal before a performance, whether or not costumes or performance dress are worn.
  4. 4
    Any complex activity that serves to prepare for a more important iteration of it later. broadly

    "Although the train derailment ended up not being very serious, the emergency services' response served as a dress rehearsal in case of a much worse disaster."

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