repetition

[rep-i-tish-uhn]

noun

1. the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.

2. repeated utterance; reiteration.

3. something made by or resulting from repeating.

4. a reproduction, copy, or replica.

5. Civil Law.,  an action or demand for the recovery of a payment or delivery made by error or upon failure to fulfill a condition.

repetition

/ ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of repeating; reiteration

2. a thing, word, action, etc, that is repeated

3. a replica or copy

4. civil law Scots law the recovery or repayment of money paid or received by mistake, as when the same bill has been paid twice

Other Word Forms

• nonrepetition noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of repetition¹

1375–1425; late Middle English (< Old French repeticion ) < Latin repetītiōn- (stem of repetītiō ), equivalent to repetīt ( us ) (past participle of repetere to repeat ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

“Some fans feel comfort in repetition, which is OK,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

But “repetition is the mother of learning,” McVay said, so Stafford’s ability to read coverages, feel the pass rush and escape a collapsing pocket at full speed in practice helps him continue to develop.

From Los Angeles Times

“What if you knew her and/Found her dead on the ground” seems pretty clear and unambiguous, as does the repetition of “Four dead in Ohio.”

From Salon

Part of what I resonate with is the repetition of small gestures.

From Los Angeles Times

It does not seek the new, but demands endless repetition of the same themes, merely with greater elaboration, gaudier technical effects and greater expense.

From Salon

Related Words

• litany 
• recurrence 
• reiteration 
• repeat 
• rhythm