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repetition
What does repetition mean?
repetition (noun): the act of doing or performing again.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use repetition in a sentence?
How do you pronounce repetition?
/ˌɹɛpəˈtɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does repetition come from?
Borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to repetition
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “repetition” mean?
an effect; something that follows a cause as a result
Not quite: that's what consequence means.
the act of doing or performing again
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a verification that something is true or has happened
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the physical condition of being stretched or strained
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