repetition

CEFRB2

/ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of doing or saying something again.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Repetition plays an important role in language study.

  • Repetition helps you remember something.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɹiːpəˈtɪʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To petition again.

  2. The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

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

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The student's constant blank of the same mistake repeatedly annoyed the teacher.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition). Doublet of repetitio. By surface analysis, repeat + -ition.