repetition
See also: répétition
English
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition).
Pronunciation
Noun
repetition (countable and uncountable, plural repetitions)
- The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
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- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.
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- (weightlifting): The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set.
- Synonym: rep
Synonyms
- (act of repeating): See Thesaurus:repetition
- (instance of repeating): recurrence, reiteration; see also Thesaurus:reoccurrence
Related terms
Translations
act or an instance of repeating or being repeated
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act of repeating an exercise motion
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See also
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
repetition (third-person singular simple present repetitions, present participle repetitioning, simple past and past participle repetitioned)
- To petition again.
- 2011, Anneke Campbell, Thomas Lizney, Be the Change (page 7)
- The group went through several rounds at different courts, petitioning and repetitioning, losing again and again.
- 2011, Anneke Campbell, Thomas Lizney, Be the Change (page 7)
Anagrams
Swedish
Noun
repetition c
- repetition; the act of repeating
- rehearsal
Declension
Declension of repetition | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | repetition | repetitionen | repetitioner | repetitionerna |
Genitive | repetitions | repetitionens | repetitioners | repetitionernas |
Derived terms
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