Noun: repetition ,re-pu'ti-shun
- Something that is repeated
"the events today were a repetition of yesterday's";
- repeat
- The act of doing or performing again
"The repetition of the experiment confirmed the initial results";
- repeating
- The repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
"The speaker used repetition to emphasize his main points: 'We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields'"
Derived forms: repetitions
Type of: continuance, continuation, periodic event, recurrent event, rhetorical device
Encyclopedia: Repetition