repetition

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.

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

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repe·tition·al adj.

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repetition

Noun

1. the act of repeating

2. a thing that is repeated

3. a replica or copy

repetitious adj
repetitive adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	repetition - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" repeat 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 repeating 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

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repetition

noun 1. recurrence, repeating, reappearance, duplication, echo

noun 2. repeating, redundancy, replication, duplication, restatement, iteration, reiteration, tautology, recapitulation, repetitiousness

Translations

repetition [rɛpɪˈtɪʃən] n → repetición f

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repetition [rɛpɪˈtɪʃən] n → répétition f

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repetition [rɛpɪˈtɪʃən] n (repeat) → Wiederholung f

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repetition [rɛpɪˈtɪʃən] n → ripetizione f;

(COMM) [of order etc] → rinnovo

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repetition, repetitive repeat