repeating
Word-form referencesrepeat
Pronunciations (2)
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/ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
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ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ
Adjective
That repeats; repetitive.
Usage- not-comparable
Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing recharging.
Usage- not-comparable
Of a decimal: recurring.
Usage- not-comparable
Of a decimal: recurring. When reading out a repeating decimal, denotes where the periodic part begins.
Usage- not-comparable
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one point two repeating three four
Noun
Repetition.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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What the moderns could mean by their suppression of the final couplet's repeatings, cannot be conceiv'd […]
Noun
the act of doing or performing again
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repeatings