"sitzprobe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sitzprobes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Sitzprobe (“seated rehearsal”). From sitz + probe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Sitzprobe||seated rehearsal}} German Sitzprobe (“seated rehearsal”), {{compound|de|sitz|probe|nocat=1}} sitz + probe Head templates: {{en-noun}} sitzprobe (plural sitzprobes)
  1. The first run-through of an opera or musical in which the orchestra and singers rehearse together, covering only those portions of the piece in which the orchestra plays, and in which the singers sit or stand at microphones, but do not block out any action. Wikipedia link: sitzprobe Synonyms: Sitzprobe
    Sense id: en-sitzprobe-en-noun-DY~307PX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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