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repetend

/rep-i-tend, rep-i-tend/US // ˈrɛp ɪˌtɛnd, ˌrɛp ɪˈtɛnd //UK // (ˈrɛpɪˌtɛnd, ˌrɛpɪˈtɛnd) //

重复,重复的,重覆,重复进行

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Mathematics. the part of a repeating decimal that is repeated, as 1234 in 0.123412341234. …
    • : Music. a phrase or sound that is repeated.
    • : Prosody. a word, phrase, line or longer element that is repeated, sometimes with variation, at irregular intervals in a poem.

Examples

  • Poe created the fifth line of his stanza for the magic of the repetend.

  • True, America is free; but in order to establish tradition some one must be a repetend—a repeating decimal.