repetition
rep·e·ti·tion
noun \ˌre-pə-ˈti-shən\Definition of REPETITION
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— rep·e·ti·tion·al \-ˈtish-nəl, -ˈti-shə-nəl\ adjective
See Examples of REPETITION
- 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.
Origin of REPETITION
Middle English repeticion, from Middle French, from Latin repetition-, repetitio, from repetere to repeat
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to REPETITION
Synonyms: duplication, iteration, redo, reduplication, reiteration, renewal, repeat, replay, replication, reprise
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Rhymes with REPETITION
acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, ammunition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, competition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, imposition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precognition, precondition, premonition, preposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition, transposition
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