repand

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adjective

Having a slightly undulating margin.

Similar
sinuolatesmooth
OriginLatin repandus →
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Meanings

adjectiverepand (comparative more repand, superlative most repand)

comparative more repand · superlative most repand

  1. biologyHaving a slightly undulating margin.

    Synonyms: sinuolate

  2. Bent or curved backward or upward.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a slightly undulating margin.

Similar
sinuolate

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving a slightly undulating margin

Similar
smooth
Also see
sinuolatesmooth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinrepandus“bent backward, turned up”
  2. Englishrepand

From Latin repandus (“bent backward, turned up”), from re- (“re-”) + pandus (“bent, crooked”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with repand

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Anagrams

pander
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APA

repand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repand

MLA

“repand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repand.

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