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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But the game’s difficulty, which is low, isn’t about pulling up walls in front of the player that require technical skill or mind-numbing repetition.
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That’s the kind of mental peace and focus that only repetition can give.
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Turning book reading into a ritual is as simple as repetition paired with a certain time or situation. Reading to kids just before bed is popular because routine makes for easier bedtimes as well -- a twofer!
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But more than that, Chara is showing what’s possible by pushing the limits, by maximizing every exercise and repetition and kilogram, by playing with those patterns until the whole damn puzzle is solved.
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Pay extra close attention to cosmic repetition and ask yourself which themes are resurfacing in your life.
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Here's the wringer athletes all over the world are putting themselves through today through Monday: In 7 minutes, complete as many repetitions as possible of the following.
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There's nothing like experience and repetition and game-like reps.
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This is a rock band that draws on the structural principles of classical minimalism, valuing patterns, drones, mesmerizing textures and other factors that gain weight and momentum over extended repetition and duration.
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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, reprise;
REPETITION Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of repetition for English Language Learners
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: the act of saying or doing something again : the act of repeating something
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: something that is done or said again
REPETITION Defined for Kids
Definition of repetition for Students
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: the act or an instance of stating or doing again
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: something stated or done again
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