noun
repetition
rehp-uh-TIHSH-uhn
noun
1
The act of doing or saying something again, or an instance of it happening again.
"Learning vocabulary relies heavily on repetition."
"There was too much repetition in the speech."
How to Use Repetition
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDoing or saying the same thing more than once.
Common pairings
through repetition
avoid repetition
Word Forms
repetitioned past tense, repetitions plural, repetitions singular
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Etymology
From Latin repetitio, from repetere, "to repeat." A doublet of repetitio.