rep

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /rɛp/ UK /rɛp/ See IPA manual

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noun
an informal term for a representative, reputation, or a repetition

The sales rep called to schedule a demonstration.

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1 noun · an informal term for a... representative agent delegate reputation repetition

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Related forms representative reputation repetition

Etymology

A clipped informal shortening of representative, repetition, or reputation, all from Latin words built on re- plus respective stems (praesentare, petere, putare).

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Communication Register & Style

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# rep

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rɛp/
**IPA (UK):** /rɛp/

## Meanings
1. an informal term for a representative, reputation, or a repetition

## Examples
- The sales rep called to schedule a demonstration.

## Synonyms
- representative
- agent
- delegate
- reputation
- repetition

## Related Forms
- representative
- reputation
- repetition

## Etymology
A clipped informal shortening of representative, repetition, or reputation, all from Latin words built on re- plus respective stems (praesentare, petere, putare).

## AI Etymology
Rep is a clipped informal shortening of representative, repetition, or reputation, all from Latin words built on re- plus respective stems (praesentare, petere, putare). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "an informal term for a representative, reputation, or a repetition", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Related words include representative, reputation, repetition.

## Topics
- Communication
- Register & Style

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