rep´ro|ba´tion — rep|ro|bate «REHP ruh bayt», noun, adjective, verb, bat|ed, bat|ing. –n. a very wicked or unprincipled person; scoundrel: »a penniless, drunken reprobate (Theodore Watts Dunton). –adj. 1. very wicked; unprincipled … Useful english dictionary
rep|e|ti|tion — «REHP uh TIHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act of repeating; doing or saying again: »Repetition helps learning. Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws (Emerson). 2. a repeated occurrence; thing repeated: »The repetition soon… … Useful english dictionary
rep|li|ca|tion — «REHP luh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of reproducing or duicating: »Sometimes, because of a mistake in some step of the replication process, a daughter cell gets a gene carrying a garbled message (Scientific American). 2. an exact… … Useful english dictionary
rep|u|ta|tion — «REHP yuh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. what people think and say the character of a person or thing is; character in the opinion of others; name; repute: »He had the reputation of being very bright. This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing … Useful english dictionary
rep|a|ra|tion — … Useful english dictionary
rep·e·ti·tion — /ˌrɛpəˈtıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : the act of saying or doing something again : the act of repeating something Sometimes repetition is necessary to drive a point home. Find a synonym for “nice” in order to avoid repetition. [=using the… … Useful english dictionary
dis|rep|u|ta|tion — «dihs REHP yuh TAY shuhn», noun. Archaic. disrepute … Useful english dictionary
self-rep|li|ca|tion — «SEHLF REHP luh KAY shuhn», noun. replication of itself or by itself: »These organisms [pleuropneumonia like organisms] which are even smaller than some viruses, are thought to possess only the minimum number of structures needed for self… … Useful english dictionary
rep|ro|bate — «REHP ruh bayt», noun, adjective, verb, bat|ed, bat|ing. –n. a very wicked or unprincipled person; scoundrel: »a penniless, drunken reprobate (Theodore Watts Dunton). –adj. 1. very wicked; unprincipled … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
