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Reptonian

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɛpˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəpˈ-/
  • General-American: /ɹɛpˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ɹəpˈ-/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

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noun

Meaning 1

A student of Repton School, Derbyshire, England.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The writer Roald Dahl was an Old Reptonian.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Repton + -ian.