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Definition of Repetition
1. Noun. An event that repeats. "The events today were a repeat of yesterday's"
Generic synonyms: Periodic Event, Recurrent Event
Specialized synonyms: Sequence, Cycle, Rematch, Replay, Recurrence, Return
Derivative terms: Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, Repetitious
2. Noun. The act of doing or performing again.
Generic synonyms: Continuance, Continuation
Specialized synonyms: Echolalia, Iteration, Redundancy, Reduplication, Reiteration, Copying, Action Replay, Instant Replay, Replay, Renewal, Replication
Derivative terms: Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, Repetitious
3. Noun. The repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device.
Specialized synonyms: Anadiplosis, Reduplication, Epanalepsis, Epanodos, Epiphora, Epistrophe, Gemination, Ploce, Polyptoton, Anaphora, Epanaphora, Anaphora, Symploce
Derivative terms: Repetitious
Definition of Repetition
1. n. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
Definition of Repetition
1. Noun. The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated. ¹
2. Noun. (weightlifting): The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion; also called a '''rep'''. A group of '''repetitions''' is a set. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Repetition
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Medical Definition of Repetition
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1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration. "I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in repetition." (Shak)
2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.
3. The act of repeating, singing, playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note.
4. Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.
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