Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-HEARS-AL, n. [rehers'al. from rehearse.]

1. Recital; repetition of the words of another or of a written work; as, the rehearsal of the Lord's Prayer. – Hooker.
2. Narration; a telling or recounting, as of particulars in detail; as, the rehearsal of a soldier's adventures.
3. The recital of a piece before the public exhibition of it; as, the rehearsal of a comedy. – Dryden.