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repetitive strain injury
nounC1
/rɪˌpet.ə.tɪv ˈstreɪn ˌɪn.dʒər.i/A medical condition affecting muscles, nerves, and tendons, caused by repeated, forceful, or awkward movements over time.
rephrase
verbverb-transitiveB2 (Upper Intermediate)
/ˌriːˈfreɪz/To express the same idea or thought in different words, usually for the purpose of greater clarity, understanding, or appropriateness.
repic
nounExtremely Rare / Non-Standard
Not found as a standard English word. Possibly a misspelling of 'replica', 'republic', a name, or a niche technical/acronym term.
repine
verbverb-intransitiveRare
/rɪˈpaɪn/To express discontent or sorrow; to complain or fret.
repique
nounverbVery Low (C2)
/rɪˈpiːk/A sharp, repeated, and often ringing sound, typically from striking a hard surface like metal or stone.
replace
verbverb-transitiveB1 (CEFR)
/rɪˈpleɪs/To take the position of something/someone else, or to put something new in the place of something old, damaged, or lost.
replacement
nounB2
/rɪˈpleɪsmənt/A person or thing that takes the place of another that has been removed, lost, or is no longer functioning or available.
replacement theory
nounLow
/rɪˈpleɪsmənt ˌθɪəri/A racist and antisemitic conspiracy theory falsely claiming there is a deliberate, often secret, plot to replace white populations with non-white immigrants or people of other races.
replant
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ˌriːˈplɑːnt/To plant something again, typically in a different place or after removing it.
replantation
nounC2
/ˌriːplɑːnˈteɪʃən/The surgical procedure of reattaching a severed body part, such as a finger, limb, or tooth.
replay
nounverbverb-transitiveB2
/ˌriːˈpleɪ/to play again; an act of playing something again
repleader
nounVery Low (Obscure/Legal)
/ˌriːˈpliːdə(r)/A legal process where a court allows a case to be pleaded again, typically after a procedural error or when justice requires reconsideration of the pleading.
replenish
verbverb-transitiveC1
/rɪˈplen.ɪʃ/to fill something up again after it has been partly or completely emptied.
replenishment
nounC1
/rɪˈplenɪʃmənt/The action of filling something up again after it has been used or emptied; the state of being full or complete again.
replete
adjectivenounC1
/rɪˈpliːt/Abundantly supplied or filled to capacity; completely full.
repletion
nounC2
/rɪˈpliːʃn/The state of being extremely or excessively full, especially from eating or drinking.
replevin
nounverbverb-transitiveRare
/rɪˈplɛvɪn/A legal action to recover personal property that has been wrongfully taken or detained, upon the claimant's giving security to try the right to it and to return it if the suit is lost.
replevy
nounverbverb-intransitive+1Very Low
/rɪˈplɛvi/To recover possession of goods that have been taken or detained, by means of a legal process, usually upon payment of a security or bond.
replica
nounB2
/ˈrɛplɪkə/An exact copy or reproduction of an object, especially one made on a smaller scale.
replicant
nounVery Low (C2)
/ˈrɛplɪk(ə)nt/A fictional, artificially created humanoid being.

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