Definition of repetition
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:a motion or exercise (such as a push-up) that is repeated and usually counted
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Examples of repetition in a Sentence
Sometimes repetition is necessary to drive a point home.
Children's songs involve lots of repetition.
I quit my job at the factory because I hated the mindless repetition.
Recent Examples of repetition from the Web
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The hourlong class uses isometric holds and heavy repetition to lengthen, strengthen and engage the core.
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The secret is just repetition — just doing it every day.
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The nearest equivalent might be the ecstatic repetitions and floor-shaking thuds of techno music in a club.
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Early on, through the repetition of such ironies, Diana came to be a media event incarnate: a person who was famous for being famous.
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Over the last two months, Mayo has spent his mornings doing 60 to 90 minutes of skill work with Johnson followed by a high-repetition, low-weight lifting session with Gaines.
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Oregon State freshman running back Calvin Tyler caught the pass in one of his early fall camp repetitions, cut back and made a defender miss.
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Warm up with 4 sets of 15 repetitions of push-ups, bodyweight squats, and lower back hypertensions.
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A senior, Kotsovetis has taken on most of the quarterback repetitions in Bartlett's summer drills heading into the 16-team Fox Valley 7-on-7 Tournament at St. Charles North on July 20.
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Origin and Etymology of repetition
Middle English repeticion, from Middle French, from Latin repetition-, repetitio, from repetere to repeat
repetition Synonyms
Synonyms
duplication, iteration, redo, reduplication, reiteration, renewal, repeat, replay, replication, repriseRelated Words
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