repertible

English

Etymology

From French repertible, from Latin repertus (found, discovered, invented), from reperīre (to find, discover, invent), from re- (again, anew) + parere (to bear, to get), + French -ible (-able). Cognate with repertitious, repertor, reperible.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpɜːtɪbəl/, /ɹɪˈpɜːtɪbl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpɝtəbəl/, /ˈɹipɝtəbəl/, /ɹɪˈpɝtəbl/, /ˈɹipɝtəbl/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)təbəl, -ɜː(r)tɪbəl

Adjective

repertible (comparative more repertible, superlative most repertible)

  1. (rare, obsolete) Synonym of findable: able to be found.
    • 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertible":
      Repertible, which may be found, gotten, or recovered.
  2. (rare, obsolete) Synonym of gettable: able to be gotten.
    • 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertible":
      Repertible, which may be found, gotten, or recovered.

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