Found 3 items, similar to Repetition.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: repetition
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: repetition
repetition
n 1: an event that repeats;
“the events today were a repeat of
yesterday's” [syn:
repeat]
2: the act of doing or performing again [syn:
repeating]
3: the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a
rhetorical device
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Repetition
Repetition
\Rep`e*ti"tion\ (r[e^]p`[-e]-t[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.
repetitio: cf. F. r['e]p['e]tition. See
Repeat.]
1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
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I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults,
with surplus to tire in repetition. --Shak.
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2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.
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3. (Mus.) The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same
piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note.
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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.
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5. (Astron. & Surv.) The measurement of an angle by
successive observations with a repeating instrument.
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Syn: Iteration; rehearsal. See
Tautology.
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