Repertitious
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Found by chance. obsolete, rare
"Repertitious, that is found by adventure, and sometimes by advise."
- 2 Found thanks to advice. obsolete, rare
"Repertitious, that is found by adventure, and sometimes by advise."
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More examples"Repertitious, that is found by adventure, and sometimes by advise."
Etymology
From Latin repertīcius (“newly found”), from repertus (“found, discovered, invented”), from reperīre (“to find, discover, invent”), from re- (“again, anew”) + parere (“to bear, to get”), + -īcius (“-itious”), under influence of English -ious, q.v. Cognate with repertible and repertor.
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