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noun

a fabric of silk, wool, cotton, rayon, etc., with a ribbed or corded surface

Origin: Fr reps < E ribs: see rib

noun

repertory theater
representative (sense )
reputation
repetition

noun pl. rep

a dosage of any ionizing radiation that will produce upon absorption in living tissues a rise in energy equal to that produced by one roentgen of X-ray or gamma-ray radiation

Origin: r(oentgen) e(quivalent) p(hysical)

Origin: L repetatur
Pharmacy let it be repeated
repeat
report(ed)
reporter

Representative
Republic
Republican

See rep in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also repp

noun

A ribbed or corded fabric of various materials, such as cotton, wool, or silk.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of French reps

Origin: , from English ribs

Origin: , pl. of rib

noun
Informal

A representative.

noun

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.

Origin:

Origin: r(oentgen)

Origin: + e(quivalent)

Origin: + p(hysical)

noun
Informal

A repertory company.
A repertory theater.

noun
Informal

Reputation: “Modern British royalty began with Queen Victoria, who still has a bad rep for being stodgy, straitlaced and—well, Victorian” (Anthony Holden).

noun
Informal

A repetition of a particular movement done as exercise, especially in weightlifting.

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