repetiti

Repetiti is a linguistic form that may appear in Latin and Romance-language texts rather than a standalone concept in English. It is not a standard technical term in major dictionaries, but it occurs as a morphological form in Latin and as a component in phrases borrowed into other languages. The word derives from the Latin verb repetere, meaning to return to or to repeat, which in turn yields the past participle repetitus. Depending on the language and the text, repetiti can function as a masculine plural form of a participial adjective or as part of a noun phrase indicating repetitions.

In Latin inscriptions and medieval manuscripts, repetiti may appear in contexts describing repeated events or items; in philology, it might be encountered in marginalia or glosses noting repetitions. In modern editorial or cataloging contexts in Italian or other Romance languages, repetiti may surface as a plural form or as a component of compound terms, with its precise meaning dictated by neighboring words.

Because repetiti lacks a singular, universally accepted definition, readers encountering it should rely on surrounding syntax to determine whether it conveys repetition, a list of repeated items, or simply a morphological form. See also repetition; repetitio; repetitive.