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reposition en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English position English reposition From re- + position.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of putting into a new position.
    • spontaneous reposition of a dislocated arytenoid cartilage
    • The fabrication can be continuous for each column, which dramatically reduces the repositions of the robot. 2018, Jan Willmann, Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2018, page 277:

Forms

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repositions Number=Plur lexicographic

reposition en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English position English reposition From re- + position.

Meanings

  1. To put into a new position

Forms

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repositions Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
repositioned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
repositioned Tense=Past lexicographic
repositioning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

repositionable · repositioner