# dress rehearsal

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.
2. The final rehearsal before a performance, whether or not costumes or performance dress are worn.
3. Any complex activity that serves to prepare for a more important iteration of it later.

## Source
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