Definitions for repetition
ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ ənrep·e·ti·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.2 / 6 votes

1. repeat, repetitionnoun

   an event that repeats

   "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"

2. repetition, repeatingnoun

   the act of doing or performing again

3. repetitionnoun

   the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. repetitionnoun

   The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

2. repetitionnoun

   The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion; also called a rep. A group of repetitions is a set.

3. Etymology: From repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repetitionnoun

   Etymology: repetition, Fr. repetitio, Lat.

   1. Iteration of the same thing.

   The frequent repetition of aliment is necessary for repairing the fluids and solids. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. Recital of the same words over again.

   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.

   3. The act of reciting or rehearsing.

   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.

   4. Recital from memory, as distinct from reading.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Repetitionnoun

   the act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration

2. Repetitionnoun

   recital from memory; rehearsal

3. Repetitionnoun

   the act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note

4. 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

5. Repetitionnoun

   the measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument

FreebaseRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Continuance
   • Periodic Event
   • Rhetorical Device

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'repetition' in Nouns Frequency: #2932

Anagrams for repetition »

1. petitioner

How to pronounce repetition?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of repetition in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of repetition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of repetition in a Sentence

1. Robin Green, Northern Exposure, Burning Down the House, 1992:

   Repetition is the death of art.

2. Steven Lamm:

   You are practicing confronting your fear. Through that repetition, the brain becomes less stressed. And seeing blood is definitely stressful.

3. Florence Scovel Shinn:

   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.

4. D. H. Lawrence:

   But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.

5. Frank Baptiste:

   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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