Definition of repetition

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Repetition (n.) The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.

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Antistrophe :: Antistrophe (n.) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master..
Pronoun :: Pronoun (n.) A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I, thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they..
Replication :: Replication (n.) A repetition; a copy.
Echo :: Echo (n.) A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
Repeat :: Repeat (n.) That which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by which an impression is produced (as in calico printing, etc.)..
Encore :: Encore (v. t.) To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a song or a singer..
Augmentation :: Augmentation (n.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length..
Response :: Response (n.) A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.
Ingemination :: Ingemination (n.) Repetition; reduplication; reiteration.
Run :: Run (n.) Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights..
Repetition :: Repetition (n.) Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience..
Reiterative :: Reiterative (n.) A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dillydally..
Anaphora :: Anaphora (n.) A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.
Encore :: Encore (n.) A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous..
Custom :: Custom (n.) Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing or living.
Infinite :: Infinite (a.) Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated..
Repetitive :: Repetitive (a.) Containing repetition; repeating.
Antanaclasis :: Antanaclasis (n.) A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), shall that heart, etc..
Double-tonguing :: Double-tonguing (n.) A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of notes in cornet playing..
Ritornello :: Ritornello (n.) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song..
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