repetition
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3.2
- noun
- /ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən/
- Literature
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repetición
- And so the repetition in the plot reinforces the repetition of the sound in question.
- word repetition
- verbatim repetition
- device of repetition
So his simplicity, for example, his repetition of simple things is use of visual persuasion.
- So his simplicity, for example, his repetition of simple things is use of visual persuasion.
- And then some some repetitions of the the preposition by to sort of signal how you might activate that.
- But then with equal measure, this repetition of how your choices matter to you, they matter because if you don't make those choices, then who are you?
Examples
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Like songwriters, poets often express their ideas through a recognizable repetition of these rhythms or poetic meter.
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We archive this because repetition is how we learn.
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I'm using repetition to make a point.
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Indeed, the connection between the two women is rhetorically cemented through the repetition of key words.
Academic text (1994) -
The outlined strategies are designed to enable educators to use repetition as a fundamental teaching tool in the learning process.
Academic text (2011) -
Music education typically emphasizes repetition because of its success in the development and refinement of psychomotor skills.
Academic text (2011) -
In her speech, she used repetition to emphasize the importance of community involvement.
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The teacher explained that repetition helps students to remember information better.
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Many athletes rely on repetition during training to improve their skills and performance.
Synonyms
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4.9
An action of saying or doing the same thing again to make it clear and show its importance
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Doing something again to practice or make it clear
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Repetition of a word or phrase at the start of several sentences to give emphasis
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Using a word or its part twice to show emphasis and more than one
Repeating a word or short phrase in a sentence to add emphasis
A quick repeat of a word to add emphasis
Repeating a word or short phrase immediately to make it stronger
The repetition of the same word or short phrase at the start of several sentences
Repeating a word or short phrase at the end of several sentences to add emphasis
A writer repeats a word at the start and end of a sentence to add emphasis
A way of repeating a word or short phrase with other words in between
Repeating the same word in different forms within one sentence
A way of repeating words or ideas in reverse order to make a point
Repeating a word or phrase three times to add emphasis
Someone or something that repeats the same words to make them clear
Antonyms
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word repetition comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and petere 'to seek', and it has the same root as the familiar verb repeat. A helpful way to remember the use in speech or writing is to picture a speaker or poet saying a phrase 'again and again' on purpose to make it stronger or more musical, which is why repetition is used for emphasis and rhythm.