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repeating

adjective
re·​peat·​ing | \ ri-ˈpÄ“-tiÅ‹ How to pronounce repeating (audio) \

Definition of repeating

of a firearm
: designed to load cartridges from a magazine

Examples of repeating in a Sentence

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 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

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First Known Use of repeating

1824, in the meaning defined above

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