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Courtney is what we call a repeat offender, as she was Bridget's guest last Valentine's Day as well.

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  1. transitive verb To say again: repeat a question.
  2. transitive verb To utter in duplication of another's utterance.
  3. transitive verb To recite from memory.
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  • Do not--repeat, do not--allow him to make any calls outside this area. —  Phule 01 - Phules Company
  • We do not--repeat, do not--possess the ability to receive communications on any frequency. —  AnalogSFF,June2006
  • Nobody seems to care that Indy has proven -- repeat: proven -- to be a well-coached, resilient, disciplined, veteran team with a knack for pulling out close games and catching breaks at the perfect times. —  ESPN.com
  • PassinGass said: sigh ... i repeat, their anime names are Yoshika Miyafuji and Mio Sakamoto NOT Yoshika Nishizawa and Mio Sakai! —  Anime Nano!
  • Courtney is what we call a repeat offender, as she was Bridget's guest last Valentine's Day as well. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, to seek again : re-, re- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English repete; from Old French repeter, French répéter =Provencal Spanish Portuguese repetir =Italian repetere, repeat, from Latin repetere, attack again, seek again, resume, repeat, from re-, again, + petere, attack, seek: see petition. Cf. appete, compete.
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