REPETEND


Meaning of REPETEND in English

/rep"i tend', rep'i tend"/ , n.

1. Math. the part of a repeating decimal that is repeated, as 1234 in 0.123412341234. ...

2. Music. a phrase or sound that is repeated.

3. Pros. a word, phrase, line or longer element that is repeated, sometimes with variation, at irregular intervals in a poem.

[ 1705-15; repetendum that which is to be repeated, neut. ger. of repetere to REPEAT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .