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repeating

adjective
re·​peat·​ing | \ ri-ˈpē-tiŋ How to pronounce repeating (audio) \

Definition of repeating

of a firearm
: designed to load cartridges from a magazine

Examples of repeating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Wilczek has previously coined terms like axions, anyons (quasiparticles that may be useful for quantum computing) and time crystals (structures that move in regular and repeating patterns without using energy). — Quanta Magazine, "‘Quantum Atmospheres’ May Reveal Secrets of Matter," 25 Sep. 2018

First Known Use of repeating

1824, in the meaning defined above

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