Definition of repetition

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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..

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Repetitional :: Repetitional (a.) Alt. of Repetitionar.
Parrotry :: Parrotry (n.) Servile imitation or repetition.
Anadiplosis :: Anadiplosis (n.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent..
Repetitious :: Repetitious (a.) Repeating; containing repetition.
Clatter :: Clatter (n.) A rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of abrupt sounds..
Encore :: Encore (adv. / interj.) Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part..
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..
Iteration :: Iteration (n.) Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
Ritornello :: Ritornello (n.) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song..
Ditto :: Ditto (n.) The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to do., or to two turned commas (), or small marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition..
Habit :: Habit (n.) Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior..
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..
Repetitioner :: Repetitioner (n.) One who repeats.
Palilogy :: Palilogy (n.) The repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as, The living, the living, he shall praise thee..
Self-repetition :: Self-repetition (n.) Repetition of one's self or of one's acts; the saying or doing what one has already said or done.
Reboation :: Reboation (n.) Repetition of a bellow.
Over :: Over (adv.) Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work over..
Tautophony :: Tautophony (n.) Repetition of the same sound.
Rote :: Rote (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote..
Inculcation :: Inculcation (n.) A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions.
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