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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•plete /rɪˈplit/USA pronunciation adj. - well or fully supplied:a speech replete with humor.
- well fed.
re•ple•tion, n. [uncountable]See -plet-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•plete (ri plēt′),USA pronunciation adj. - abundantly supplied or provided;
filled (usually fol. by with):a speech replete with sentimentality. - stuffed or gorged with food and drink.
- complete:a scholarly survey, replete in its notes and citations.
n. - Insects[Entomol.](among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.
- Latin replētus past participle of replēre to fill up (re- re- + plē(re) to fill, akin to plēnus full1 + -tus past participle suffix)
- Middle French replet
- Middle English repleet 1350–1400
re•plete′ly, adv. re•plete′ness, n. re•ple′tive, adj. re•ple′tive•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sated, satiated, glutted, surfeited.
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