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Repetition
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration. I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in repetition. Shak.
2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.
3. The act of repeating, singing,
4. Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.
5. The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument.
Synonyms: Iteration; rehearsal. See Tautology.