Repetition

  • 31repetition — rep|e|ti|tion [ ,repə tıʃn ] noun * 1. ) uncount the act of repeating something: Good writing avoids unnecessary repetition. boring repetition of the same old exercises 2. ) count something that happens in the same way as an earlier event:… …

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  • 32repetition — noun 1) the facts bear repetition Syn: reiteration, repeating, restatement, retelling 2) endless repetition of passages of poetry Syn: repeating, echoing, parroting 3) a repetition of the scene in the kitchen …

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  • 33repetition — noun 1 (U) doing the same thing many times (+ of): his constant repetition of the same old jokes | In my day, everything was learned by repetition. 2 (C) something that is done again (+ of): I don t want a repetition of this incident …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34repetition — noun 1) the statistics bear repetition Syn: reiteration, restatement, retelling 2) a repetition of the scene in the kitchen Syn: recurrence, rerun, repeat 3) there is some repetition Syn …

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  • 35repetition — repeat, repetition The modern use of repeat in broadcasting, meaning ‘a radio or television programme that has been transmitted before’, with its attributive use as in repeat showing, repeat fee, etc., has tended to put repetition in the shade… …

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  • 36repetition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of repeating Nouns 1. repetition, reiteration, harping; recurrence, reappearance; ré sumé, recapitulation, run; tautology, monotony, rhythm, periodicity, redundance, alliteration; diffuseness. See… …

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  • 37repetition — pakartojimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. repetition; replication; rerun; retry vok. Wiederholung, f rus. повторение, n pranc. répétition, f …

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  • 38répétition — pakartojimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. repetition; replication; rerun; retry vok. Wiederholung, f rus. повторение, n pranc. répétition, f …

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  • 39repetition — noun Etymology: Middle English repeticion, from Middle French, from Latin repetition , repetitio, from repetere to repeat Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated b. a motion or exercise (as a push up) that… …

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  • 40repetition — /rep i tish euhn/, n. 1. the act of repeating; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation. 2. repeated utterance; reiteration. 3. something made by or resulting from repeating. 4. a reproduction, copy, or replica. 5. Civil Law. an… …

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