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Webster 1913 Edition


Repetition

Repˊe-ti′tion

(rĕpˊē̍-tĭsh′ŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
repetitio
: cf. F.
répétition
. See
Repeat
.]
1.
The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in
repetition
.
Shakespeare
2.
Recital from memory; rehearsal.
3.
(Mus.)
The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note.
4.
(Rhet.)
Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.
5.
(Astron. & Surv.)
The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument.
Syn. – Iteration; rehearsal. See
Tautology
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Repetition

REPETI'TION

,
Noun.
[L. repetitio. See Repeat.]
1.
The act of doing or uttering a second time; iteration of the same act, or of the same words or sounds.
2.
The act of reciting or rehearsing; the act of reading over.
3.
Recital.
4.
Recital from memory, as distinct from reading.
5.
In music, the art of repeating, singing or playing the same part a second time.
6.
In rhetoric, reiteration, or a repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.

Definition 2024


répétition

répétition

See also: repetition

French

Noun

répétition f (plural répétitions)

  1. repetition
  2. rehearsal

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Norman

Etymology

From Latin repetītiō, repetītiōnem.

Noun

répétition f (plural répétitions)

  1. (Jersey) repetition