repetition
- noun
- /ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən/
- 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.
- So they fail on the next repetition or they fail mid lift.
- He's basically lived his life with space repetition, learning for everything.
- You have to know how disciplined you are through repetition, through consistency.
- We need constant repetition of messages in order to change.
- That is a lot of repetition and iteration.
- OK, it's all repetition and learning from your mistakes.
- And Mayor Pete took issue with the repetition and how we discuss gun control.
- There is a world, a repetition undisturbed by rhyme.
- I learned from Andy that the repetition range can be pretty broad.
Examples
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Through repetition, he was able to memorize the entire song effortlessly.
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And we archive them because repetition is how we learn best.
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So I think repetition is really, really important.
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After that it was more repetition than anything else.
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We archive our programs because repetition is one of the ways we learn.
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We need constant repetition of messages in order to change.
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You're in sports, you know, it's repetition, repetition, repetition.
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You have to know how disciplined you are through repetition, through consistency.
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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
An event that happens again in the same way
A repeated version of something that aims to improve it
An event or problem that happens again, often at regular times
An action of saying or doing the same thing again to make it clear and show its importance
Repeated use of the same words or actions that makes something boring
Doing something again to practice or make it clear
Something that happens again
A habit of saying the same words or ideas too often so people get bored
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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.