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repton¹

Where it comes from

From reptation + -on.

noun reptons

  1. A single entangled monomer in a system undergoing reptation

Repton²

  • /ˈɹɛp.tən/

Rhymes with -ɛptən

Where it comes from

From Old English Hreopadūn.

proper noun Reptons

  1. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3026). A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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repton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/repton

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"repton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/repton.

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@misc{repton_2026,
  title = {repton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/repton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}