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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
re·plete    Audio Help   [ri-pleet] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually fol. by with): a speech replete with sentimentality.
2.stuffed or gorged with food and drink.
3.complete: a scholarly survey, replete in its notes and citations.
–noun
4.Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME repleet < MF replet < L replétus ptp. of replére to fill up (re- re- + plé(re) to fill, akin to plénus full1 + -tus ptp. suffix)]

—Related forms
re·plete·ly, adverb
re·plete·ness, noun
re·ple·tive, adjective
re·ple·tive·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. sated, satiated, glutted, surfeited.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  alive
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Full of animation and activity.
Synonyms:  rife
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  full
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Completely filled.
Synonyms:  brimful, brimming, bursting, chockablock, packed
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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