Definition of repetition

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Repetition (n.) The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note..

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Battology :: Battology (n.) A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing.
Phyton :: Phyton (n.) One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves; a phytomer..
W :: W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal
Repetition :: Repetition (n.) The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
Augmentation :: Augmentation (n.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length..
Reboation :: Reboation (n.) Repetition of a bellow.
Rehearsal :: Rehearsal (n.) The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise..
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..
Encore :: Encore (n.) A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous..
Repetitionary :: Repetitionary (a.) Of the nature of, or containing, repetition..
Ritornello :: Ritornello (n.) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song..
Inculcate :: Inculcate (v. t.) To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility..
Fold :: Fold (v.) Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four..
Replication :: Replication (n.) A repetition; a copy.
Diaper :: Diaper (n.) Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.
Palinode :: Palinode (n.) An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode..
Repetitious :: Repetitious (a.) Repeating; containing repetition.
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease..
Mesymnicum :: Mesymnicum (n.) A repetition at the end of a stanza.
Run :: Run (n.) Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights..
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