repetition

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/ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

exact | frequent | constant, endless

VERB + REPETITION

use

The teacher uses repetition to help students remember new vocabulary words.

avoid, prevent

The coach tried to prevent repetition by giving each player a different exercise every week.

PHRASES

the risk of repetition

I know I've mentioned this before, but at the risk of repetition, please remember to lock the door.

Definitions

noun

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

How we hope and believe each day will be our last of anxious waiting! The post comes in, and there is no letter for us. How bitter is the disappointment! and on every repetition it grows more acute.

Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.

The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set.

verb

To petition again.

The group went through several rounds at different courts, petitioning and repetitioning, losing again and again.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of doing or performing again

repeating

noun — an event that repeats

repeat

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

repetition, repetition, repetition

Repeated practice and exposure to material is vital for learning it through memory retention.

Since these concepts and words are new to you, you must mix them in your memory in about the same manner that a child learns language: repetition, repetition, repetition.

Example Bank

How we hope and believe each day will be our last of anxious waiting! The post comes in, and there is no letter for us. How bitter is the disappointment! and on every repetition it grows more acute.

Wiktionary

Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of

Wiktionary

The group went through several rounds at different courts, petitioning and repetitioning, losing again and again.

Wiktionary

Repetition helps you remember something.

Tatoeba · #18076

Repetition plays an important role in language study.

Tatoeba · #239774

Every successful repetition spoke favorably for the quality of the first test.

Tatoeba · #246306

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