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repeatable

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpiːtəbəl/ / /ɹɪˈpitəbəl/ / [ɹɪˈpiɾəbɫ̩]

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English repeat Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English repeatable From repeat + -able.

  1. Able to be repeated.

    Ms. Davis — who at different points in the set called to mind Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, without resorting to mimicry — often led this charge, starting out with a blank canvas and creeping slantwise into a repeatable motif.

  2. That gives the same results when repeated.