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repetition

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rep·e·ti·tion  (rp-tshn)
n.
1. The act or process or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
2. A recitation or recital, especially of prepared or memorized material.

[Middle English repeticioun, from Old French repeticion, from Latin repetti, repettin-, from repettus, past participle of repetere, to repeat; see repeat.]

repe·tition·al adj.

repetition
Noun
1. the act of repeating
2. a thing that is repeated
3. a replica or copy
repetitious adj
repetitive adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.repetition - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"
periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals
sequence - several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
cycle - a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
rematch, replay - something (especially a game) that is played again
recurrence, return - happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
2.repetition - the act of doing or performing again
continuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption
echolalia - (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)
iteration - doing or saying again; a repeated performance
redundancy - repetition of an act needlessly
reiteration, reduplication - the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
copying - an act of copying
action replay, instant replay, replay - the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
renewal - the act of renewing
replication - the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"
3.repetition - the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
anadiplosis, reduplication - repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
epanalepsis - repetition after intervening words
epanodos - repetition of a group of words in reverse order
epiphora, epistrophe - repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
gemination - the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
ploce - (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning
polyptoton - repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart"
epanaphora, anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora - using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier
symploce - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe

repetition
noun 1. recurrence, repeating, reappearance, duplication, echo
Translations
Spanish repetition [rɛpɪˈtɪʃən] nrepetición f
French repetition [rɛpɪˈtɪʃən] nrépétition f
German repetition [rɛpɪˈtɪʃən] n (repeat) → Wiederholung f
Italian repetition [rɛpɪˈtɪʃən] nripetizione f;
(COMM) [of order etc] → rinnovo

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In tense silence they listened for a repetition of the sound and then De Montfort cried out:
Thorough unity, either in the whole or in the separate stories so loosely woven together, could not be expected; in continual reading the long succession of similar combat after combat and the constant repetition of stereotyped phrases become monotonous for a present-day reader; and it must be confessed that Malory has little of the modern literary craftsman's power of close-knit style or proportion and emphasis in details.
They might, by continual chatter, lead Helen into a repetition of the desires of June.
 
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