- 1[uncountable, countable] the fact of doing or saying the same thing many times learning by repetition In her work we find the constant repetition of the same themes.
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- 2[countable] a thing that has been done or said before We do not want to see a repetition of last year's tragic events. repeat verb nounrepeatable adjective (≠unrepeatable)repeated adjectiverepeatedly adverbrepetition nounrepetitive adjectiverepetitious adjective
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