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rep1 definition

rep (rep)

noun

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

Etymology: Fr reps < E ribs: see rib

rep2 definition

rep (rep)

noun

  1. repertory theater
  2. representative (sense )
  3. reputation
  4. repetition
rep3 definition

rep (rep)

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

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

rep4 definition

rep

  1. Etymology: L repetatur

    Pharmacy let it be repeated
  2. repeat
  3. report(ed)
  4. reporter
Rep definition

Rep

  1. Representative
  2. Republic
  3. Republican

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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