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rep

1

or repp

[ rep ]
/ rɛp /
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noun

a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.

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RELATED WORDS

weight, influence, rank, reliability, esteem, eminence, fame, standing, character, mark, favor, privilege, repute, regard, authority, position, report, approval, prestige, account

Nearby words

  1. reorganize,
  2. reorient,
  3. reorientation,
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  5. reovirus,
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  7. repack,
  8. repackage,
  9. repaglinide,
  10. repaid

Origin of rep

1
1855–60; < French reps, perhaps < English ribs (see rib1)
Related formsrepped, adjective

rep

2
[ rep ]
/ rɛp /

noun Informal.

a repertory theater or company.
repetition.
a representative, especially a sales representative.
reputation.

Origin of rep

2
by shortening

rep

3
[ rep ]
/ rɛp /

noun

Nucleonics. a unit proposed as a supplement to roentgen for expressing dosage of ionizing radiation: subsequently abandoned.
Compare rem.

Origin of rep

3
1945–50; r(oentgen) e(quivalent) p(hysical)

rep.

1

(in prescriptions) let it be repeated.

Origin of rep.

1
From the Latin word repetātur

rep.

2

repair.
repeat.
report.
reported.
reporter.

Rep.

Representative.
Republic.
Republican.
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British Dictionary definitions for rep

rep

1

repp

/ (rɛp) /

noun

a silk, wool, rayon, or cotton fabric with a transversely corded surface
Derived Formsrepped, adjective

Word Origin for rep

C19: from French reps, perhaps from English ribs; see rib 1

noun

theatre short for repertory company

noun

short for representative (def. 2), representative (def. 5)

noun

informal short for reputation

Rep.

abbreviation for

US Representative
US Republican
Republic
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Word Origin and History for rep

rep

1705 as abbreviation of reputation (n.); upon rep "I swear it" was a common 18c. slang asseveration. As a shortening of repetition (n.) it is recorded from 1864, originally school slang; as a shortening of representative (n.), especially "sales representative," it is attested from 1896. As an abbreviation of repertory (company) it is recorded from 1925.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for rep

rep

[ rĕp ]

n.

Roentgen-equivalent-physical; a unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to the amount of ionizing radiation that will transfer 93 ergs of energy to 1 gram of water or living tissue.
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