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repertitious en · ADJ

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.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, rare) Found by chance.
   • Repertitious, that is found by adventure, and sometimes by advise. 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertitious"
2. (obsolete, rare) Found thanks to advice.
   • Repertitious, that is found by adventure, and sometimes by advise. 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertitious"

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