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repetition

repetition

44 2.0
Doing or saying something again
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən/
translation icon : repetición
  • The group concluded the piece with an exact repetition of the opening A section.
  • word repetition
  • sentence repetition
  • verbatim repetition

So they fail on the next repetition or they fail mid lift.

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Examples

  • Through repetition, he was able to memorize the entire song effortlessly.

  • And we archive them because repetition is how we learn best.

  • So I think repetition is really, really important.

  • After that it was more repetition than anything else.

  • We archive our programs because repetition is one of the ways we learn.

  • We need constant repetition of messages in order to change.

  • You're in sports, you know, it's repetition, repetition, repetition.

  • You have to know how disciplined you are through repetition, through consistency.

  • Memory initiates the past into the present by the repetition of bygone events.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Study participants also suggested that repetition of the same information on other websites constitutes validity.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

repeat
vsrepetition
132 1.0

An event that happens again in the same way

is the general process rather than a single action instance
iteration
vsrepetition
28 5.1

A repeated version of something that aims to improve it

is the broad act of doing something again not about versions
recurrence
vsrepetition
24 5.0

An event or problem that happens again, often at regular times

is the general act of happening again without implying regular timing
reiteration
vsrepetition
3 4.9

An action of saying or doing the same thing again to make it clear and show its importance

is the neutral act of doing something again without special emphasis
repetitiveness
vsrepetition
1 4.8

Repeated use of the same words or actions that makes something boring

is the actual act or event of doing something again neutral not negative
repeating
vsrepetition
1 1.8

Doing something again to practice or make it clear

is the broader named act or process rather than the simple action
reoccurrence
vsrepetition
1 5.8

Something that happens again

is the ongoing process or general act rather than a single instance
repetitiousness
vsrepetition
8.1

A habit of saying the same words or ideas too often so people get bored

is the simple act of doing something again without the strong boring tendency

Antonyms

47 4.7

Something new or different that seems interesting

4 7.7

Being very different from other people or things

How Often

habit
630 1.0
series
1.8
repetition
44 2.0
repeat
132 1.0
occurrence
116 3.6

Surface Forms

repetition singular
repetitions plural

Morphology

repetition = repeat (transparent) = repeat + ion

Standard noun formation from the verb 'repeat' with '-ion' yielding 'the act or process of repeating', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word repetition comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and petere 'to seek', and it is related to the common verb repeat. Think of it as 'seeking again' or doing something again, which is why repetition means the act of doing or saying something again.