repetition - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'repetition' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Repetition

[ n.]

- The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
- Recital from memory; rehearsal.
- The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note.
- Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.
- The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument.

Meaning of 'repetition' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . repetition

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- an event that repeats

Example in sentence:

the events today were a repeat of yesterday's

Nearby Words:

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Repetition compulsion
Repetition compulsion is the compulsion to repeat the same behaviour over and over again, the classic example being Lady Macbeth's hand washing.

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