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repertitious

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪʃəs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Found by chance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

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adj

Meaning 2

Found thanks to advice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

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History

Etymology

From Latin repertīcius (“newly found”), from repertus (“found, discovered, invented”), from reperīre (“to find, discover, invent”), from re- (“again, anew”) + parere (“to bear, to get”), + -īcius (“-itious”), under influence of English -ious, q.v. Cognate with repertible and repertor.