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repeater
repeater definition
re·peater (-ər)
noun
- a person or thing that repeats
- a watch or clock which, upon activation of a spring, will strike the time, sometimes to the nearest minute
- ☆ repeating firearm
- ☆ a person who has been convicted a number of times for violating the law
- ☆ a person who fraudulently votes more than once in the same election
- ☆ Educ. a student who fails a course or grade, and then repeats it
- Math. repeating decimal
- ☆ Telegraphy a relay used to correct distortion and restore the strength of electrical signals
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