What does repetition mean?
Definitions for repetition
ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ ənrep·e·ti·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
repeat, repetitionnoun
an event that repeats
"the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"
repetition, repeatingnoun
the act of doing or performing again
repetitionnoun
the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
Wiktionary
repetitionnoun
The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
repetitionnoun
The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion; also called a rep. A group of repetitions is a set.
Etymology: From repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Repetitionnoun
Etymology: repetition, Fr. repetitio, Lat.
The frequent repetition of aliment is necessary for repairing the fluids and solids. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
The psalms, for the excellency of their use, deserve to be oftener repeated; but that the multitude of them permitteth not any oftner repetition. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 30.
If you conquer Rome, the benefit,
Which you shall thereby reap, is such a name,
Whose repetition will be dogg’d with curses. William Shakespeare.
Webster Dictionary
Repetitionnoun
the act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration
Repetitionnoun
recital from memory; rehearsal
Repetitionnoun
the act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note
Repetitionnoun
reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience
Repetitionnoun
the measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument
Freebase
Repetition
Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a sentence or a poetical line, with no particular placement of the words, in order to provide emphasis. This is such a common literary device that it is almost never even noted as a figure of speech. It also has connotations to listing for effect and is used commonly by famous poets such as Larkin.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Repetition
rep-ē-tish′un, n. act of repeating: recital from memory.—ns. Rep′etend, that part of a repeating decimal which recurs continually: the burden of a song; Repetent′, a tutor or private teacher in Germany.—adjs. Repeti′tional, Repeti′tionary.—n. Repeti′tioner.—adj. Repeti′tious, using undue repetitions.—n. Repeti′tiousness.—adj. Repet′itive.—n. Repet′itor, a repetent.
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Rank popularity for the word 'repetition' in Nouns Frequency: #2932
Anagrams for repetition »
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of repetition in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of repetition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of repetition in a Sentence
Robin Green, Northern Exposure, Burning Down the House, 1992:
Repetition is the death of art.
You are practicing confronting your fear. Through that repetition, the brain becomes less stressed. And seeing blood is definitely stressful.
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.
You’re essentially doing repetition after repetition of single-leg body weight squats. You’re only going up, but it’s all of your body weight on one leg.
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Translations for repetition
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- إعادة, تكرارArabic
- паўтарэ́ннеBelarusian
- repeticióCatalan, Valencian
- opakováníCzech
- Wiederholung, RepetitionGerman
- επανάληψηGreek
- repeticiónSpanish
- تکرارPersian
- toisto, kertausFinnish
- répétitionFrench
- חזרהHebrew
- ismétlés, ismétlődésHungarian
- ripetizioneItalian
- 繰り返しJapanese
- 되풀이Korean
- repetitio unitatumLatin
- herhalingDutch
- repetiçãoPortuguese
- repetare, repetițieRomanian
- повторе́ниеRussian
- ponovitev, ponavljanjeSlovene
- repetitionSwedish
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