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repletion

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈpliːʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri plē′shən)

re•ple•tion (ri plē′shən),USA pronunciation n.

the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled;
fullness.
overfullness resulting from excessive eating or drinking;
surfeit.

Late Latin replētiōn- (stem of replētiō), equivalent. to Latin replēt(us) (see replete) + -iōn- -ion
Middle French)
Middle English replecioun surfeit (1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

repletion /rɪˈpliːʃən/ n

the state or condition of being replete; fullness, esp excessive fullness due to overeating
the satisfaction of a need or desire

re•plete /rɪˈplit/USA pronunciation adj.

well or fully supplied:a speech replete with humor.
well fed.

re•ple•tion, n. [uncountable]See -plet-.

re•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.

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.

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