rehearsal Syllabification: (re·hears·al)Pronunciation: /riˈhərsəl/Translate rehearsal | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of rehearsal noun a practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public performance:rehearsals for the opera season the action or process of rehearsing:I’ve had two weeks in rehearsal [as modifier]:a rehearsal roomrehearsal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of rehearsal in the British & World English dictionary