REP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rep mean? 

• REP (noun)
  The noun REP has 2 senses:

1. informal abbreviation of 'representative'

2. a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs

  Familiarity information: REP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal abbreviation of 'representative'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("rep" is a kind of...):

congressman; congresswoman; representative (a member of the United States House of Representatives)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

rep; repp

Hypernyms ("rep" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)