repetition
noun/ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/
/ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/
Word Family
- repeat verb noun
- repeated adjective
- repeatedly adverb
- repeatable adjective (≠ unrepeatable)
- repetition noun
- repetitive adjective
- repetitious adjective
- [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.
Extra Examples- Blues is a musical form that uses a lot of repetition.
- She said I should avoid repetition of words in my essay.
- the mindless repetition of the official line
- the rote repetition of mythological formulas
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exact
- frequent
- constant
- …
- use
- avoid
- prevent
- …
- [countable] a thing that has been done or said before
- We do not want to see a repetition of last year's tragic events.
- If you can, perform multiple repetitions of this exercise on each hand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exact
- frequent
- constant
- …
- use
- avoid
- prevent
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French repeticion or Latin repetitio(n-), from repetere, from re- ‘back’ + petere ‘seek’.
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