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repeatable

/ɹɪˈpitəbəl/rih-PEE-tuh-buhl
/ɹɪˈpitəbəl/rih-PEE-tuh-buhl

Meaningable to be repeated

Common meaning: able to be repeated (inferred)

Journey through time

  1. Latinrepeteresource
  2. Frenchrepetersource
  3. Englishrepeat‘to do or say again’
  4. Englishformed in English from repeatrepeatable‘able to be repeated (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: able to be repeated. It can be inferred from any of: repeat.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from repeat + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • repetere Latin · source word “to seek again”

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