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repetition Definition

rep·eti·tion (rep′ə tis̸h′ən)

noun

  1. the act of repeating; a doing or saying again, or again and again
    1. something repeated
    2. something made by repeating, as a copy or imitation

Etymology: MFr repeticion < L repetitio

repetition Synonyms

repetition

n.

recurrence, reoccurrence, reappearance, return, rerun, reproduction, replication, copy, rote, routine, duplication, renewal, recapitulation, reiteration, restatement, rehash, perseveration, redundancy; see also wordiness.

repetition Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • mantra: I can count four repetitions of the mantra " in Europe, not ruled by Europe " .
  • keywords: In SEO, repetition of keywords is vital because a search-engines reputation is based on the relevance of its results.
  • phrase: Young children will also like the repetition of helpful phrases.
  • word: The method relies upon high rates of repetition of these words within a book or story.
  • formula: A high quality ceremony takes time, and families deserve better than the mere repetition of a routine formula.
  • mistake: Since then a body of soldiers has always been kept on guard to prevent a repetition of this mistake.

Converse of object

  • avoid: To avoid repetition these have been extracted to a separate page.
  • prevent: The sequence counter is also rolled back to prevent repetition of the error message for a block of similar statements.
  • eliminate: Criteria for judgment have been updated where necessary and shortened or consolidated to improve alignment between levels and eliminate repetition.
  • perform: In practice, you perform one last forced repetition with the help of a training partner.
  • bear: The last one bore a repetition of the inscription, which is cut on the stone in large capital letters.

Adjective modifier

  • vain: The reiterated mention of the image of God is not a vain repetition.
  • needless: We are not persuaded by the argument that a separate section would result in " needless repetition " .
  • endless: Is even The Times beginning to tire of the endless repetition?
  • monotonous: If history teaches anything, it teaches this, and with monotonous repetition.
  • tedious: The Chairman shall have power to take such steps as are deemed necessary to prevent tedious repetition.
  • constant: The constant repetition of work caused through lack of facilities in the house make them almost beasts of burden.. .

Modifies a noun

  • priming: The authors propose that repetition priming of familiar face recognition occurs at two distinct loci.
  • frequency: We have seen in Section 1 that the pulse repetition frequency ( p.r.f. ) is the number of pulses occurring in one second.

Noun used with modifier

pulse: We have seen in Section 1 that the pulse repetition frequency ( p.r.f. ) is the number of pulses occurring in one second.