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- [rep-i-tish-uh n]
- /ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ ən/
- /ˌrep.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rep-i-tish-uh n]
- /ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ ən/
Definitions of repetition word
- noun repetition the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation. 1
- noun repetition repeated utterance; reiteration. 1
- noun repetition something made by or resulting from repeating. 1
- noun repetition a reproduction, copy, or replica. 1
- noun repetition Civil Law. an action or demand for the recovery of a payment or delivery made by error or upon failure to fulfill a condition. 1
- noun repetition saying or doing again 1
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Origin of repetition
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (< Old French repeticion) < Latin repetītiōn- (stem of repetītiō), equivalent to repetīt(us) (past participle of repetere to repeat) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Repetition
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
repetition popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
repetition usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for repetition
noun repetition
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- duplication — an act or instance of duplicating.
- frequency — Also, frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence: We are alarmed by the frequency of fires in the neighborhood.
- germination — to begin to grow or develop.
- gym — a gymnasium.
Antonyms for repetition
noun repetition
- instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
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