repletion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English replecioun, from Old French repletion, from Latin replētiō, replētiōnem.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of being replete; fullness.
Fiddle de dee, the whole thing is neither more nor less than a substitute for the masquerade, which luckily became so gross, it died of repletion.
1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 170:
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) Plethora of the blood.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repletions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
fr réplétion (the condition of being replete) · bg насита (the condition of being replete) · la plēnitās (the condition of being replete) · ru перепо́лненность (the condition of being replete) · ga lánmhaireacht (the condition of being replete) · bg пресищане (the condition of being replete) · gv saieid (the condition of being replete) · la saturitas (the condition of being replete) · sv överfyllnad (the condition of being replete) · gv saieys (the condition of being replete) · ru изоби́лие (the condition of being replete)