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repetend definition

rep·etend (rep′ə tend′, rep′ə tend′)

noun

  1. a repeated sound, word, or phrase; refrain
  2. Math. the digit or digits repeated indefinitely in a repeating decimal

Etymology: L repetendus, to be repeated, ger. of repetere, to repeat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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