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repetition

rep·e·ti·tion [ rèppə tísh'n ] (plural rep·e·ti·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. repeating of something: an act of doing something again

2. something same as before: an event or situation that is the same as one that happened previously

3. procedure of stating something again: the act or process of saying or writing something again

4. repeated words: something that is repeated, especially unnecessary words

[Early 16th century. Via French< Latin repetition-< repetere "demand again"]
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