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rep noun [ rɛp ]

• a representative.
• "a union rep"

rep verb

• act as a sales representative.
• "at eighteen she was working for her dad, repping on the road"
Origin: late 19th century: abbreviation.

rep noun

• repertory.
• "once, when I was in rep, I learned Iago in three days"
Origin: 1920s: abbreviation.

rep noun

• a fabric with a ribbed surface, used in curtains and upholstery.
Origin: mid 19th century: from French reps, of unknown ultimate origin.

rep noun

• short for reputation.
• "I don't know why caffeine's suddenly got such a bad rep"

rep noun

• (in bodybuilding) a repetition of a set of exercises.
• "complete all reps on one leg and then change over"

rep verb

• (in knitting patterns) repeat (stitches or part of a design).
• "rep the last row"
Origin: 1950s: abbreviation.

Rep. abbreviation

• (in the US Congress) Representative.
• Republic.
• a Republican.


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