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- [rep]
- /rɛp/
- /rep/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rep]
- /rɛp/
Definitions of rep word
- noun rep Nucleonics. a unit proposed as a supplement to roentgen for expressing dosage of ionizing radiation: subsequently abandoned. 1
- noun rep sales representative, salesperson 1
- noun rep company representative 1
- noun rep repertory theatre 1
- noun Technical meaning of rep (programming) A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. Recompiling or reassembling the source code to produce a whole new object module was only possible if the source code was available, which it rarely was (if you had the object you were lucky!) It was also quicker to apply incremental changes with REP cards and they also circumvented the checksums and card sequence numbers present in the object code. 1
- countable noun rep A rep is a person whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by travelling round and visiting other companies. Rep is short for representative. 0
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Origin of rep
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < French reps, perhaps < English ribs (see rib1)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rep
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rep popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rep usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rep
noun rep
- acceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- assemblyperson — a member of a legislative assembly, especially a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- congresspeople — congressmen or congresswomen
adj rep
- adumbrative — foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
- depictive — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
adjective rep
- noter — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
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