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repletion — /ri plee sheuhn/, n. 1. the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness. 2. overfullness resulting from excessive eating or drinking; surfeit. [1350 1400; ME replecioun surfeit ( < MF) < LL repletion (s. of repletio), equiv. to L… … Universalium
repletion — replete ► ADJECTIVE 1) (replete with) filled or well supplied with. 2) very full with food; sated. DERIVATIVES repletion noun. ORIGIN from Latin replere fill up … English terms dictionary
repletion — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of eating to excess ; the state of being fed to excess ; surfeit 2. the condition of being filled up or overcrowded 3. fulfillment of a need or desire ; satisfaction … New Collegiate Dictionary
repletion — re•ple•tion [[t]rɪˈpli ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the condition of being filled or abundantly supplied; fullness 2) overfullness resulting from excessive eating or drinking; surfeit • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
replete — I adjective abounding, abundant, affluent, ample, bounteous, bountiful, brimfull, brimming, chockfull, closely packed, cloyed, complete, completely full, copious, crammed, crammed solid, filled, filled to repletion, flush, fraught, full, fully… … Law dictionary
Saturate — Sat u*rate, p. a. [L. saturatus, p. p.] Filled to repletion; saturated; soaked. [1913 Webster] Dries his feathers saturate with dew. Cowper. [1913 Webster] The sand beneath our feet is saturate With blood of martyrs. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saturated — Sat u*ra ted, a. 1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saturated color — Saturated Sat u*ra ted, a. 1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cropfull — cropfullˈ adjective Satiated, filled to repletion • • • Main Entry: ↑crop … Useful english dictionary
Hellenistic biological sciences — R.J.Kankinson The five centuries that separate Aristotle’s death in 322 BC from Galen’s ascendancy in Rome in the latter part of the second century AD were fertile ones for the biological sciences, in particular medicine. Nor is the period solely … History of philosophy
