repetition
pronunciation
How to pronounce repetition in British English:
UK [ˌrepəˈtɪʃn]
How to pronounce repetition in American English:
US [ˌrepəˈtɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- an event that repeats
- the act of doing or performing again
- the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
Word Origin
- repetition (n.)
- early 15c., "act of saying over again," from Old French repetition and directly from Latin repetitionem (nominative repetitio) "a repeating," noun of action from past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)). Of actions, attested from 1590s; specifically in physical fitness from 1958.
Example
- 1. Operations in a business are going in rhythmic repetition .
- 2. The repetition of the unrest in other towns is fomenting the insurgency .
- 3. Studying tends to focus on repetition .
- 4. But the repetition serves a good cause .
- 5. But reason is no match for repetition .