Rehearsal and Sketch

Rehearsal

Rehearsal noun - A private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance.

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Sketch and rehearsal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sketch" instead a noun "Rehearsal".

Nearby Words: rehearse, rehearsed, rehearsing

Sketch noun - A picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene.

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Rehearsal and sketch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rehearsal" instead a noun "Sketch".

Nearby Words: sketchy, sketched, sketching

full	full rehearsal	full sketch
brief	brief rehearsal	brief sketch
initial	initial rehearsal	initial sketch
quick	quick rehearsal	quick sketch
Other adjectives: early, final, next, earlier.

A rare exception was in the Piano Concerto sketch: André Previn hadn't had much rehearsal time and Morecambe in particular went into the sketch very nervous.

Source: Creator / Morecambe and Wise
However, the entire second half of the sketch was cut (most likely after 10 PM dress rehearsal) after the audience failed to respond, so the live episode has painful patches of filler.

Source: Filler
Very often the dress rehearsal take of a sketch, which frequently involved adlibbing from cast members such as Tim Conway, was edited in for the actual broadcast.

Source: Harpo Does Something Funny

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