The meaning of Repetition

verb

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

Usage examples:

Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department

noun

A thing made to be similar or identical to another.

Usage examples:

The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy

noun

A single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue.

Usage examples:

The record has sold more than a million copies

noun

The action or process of duplicating something.

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An attempt to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort

noun

The practice of doing the same thing more than once, or having more than one person or thing to do the same task, when this is not necessary

Usage examples:

As a result of the merger, there could be duplication among the two companies' administrative staff…

noun

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

Usage examples:

The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

proper noun

A nymph deprived of speech by hera in order to stop her chatter, and left able only to repeat what others had said.

adjective

(of a sound) repeated or reverberating after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

The sound of echoing footsteps slowed to a stop

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

verb

Present participle of echo

Usage examples:

The sound of footsteps echoed around the hall., suddenly, the building echoed with the sound of gun…

noun

Meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.

noun

The repetition of a process or utterance.

Usage examples:

What is the use of this constant iteration of the same things?

noun

The process of doing something again and again, usually to improve it, or one of the times you do it

Usage examples:

The repetition and iteration that goes on in designing something, the software is on its fifth iter…

verb

Repeat mechanically.

Usage examples:

Encouraging students to parrot back information

noun

A bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.

Usage examples:

It's been observed in many other bird species besides parrots and macaws, as well as elephants, mac…

verb

Present participle of parrot

Usage examples:

She doesn't have an original thought in her head - she just parrots anything that sara says.

verb

Repeat or copy out (words from a text or speech written or spoken by another person).

Usage examples:

I realized she was quoting passages from shakespeare

noun

A quotation from a text or speech.

Usage examples:

A quote from wordsworth

noun

A quotation giving the estimated cost for a particular job or service.

Usage examples:

Quotes from different insurance companies

verb

State again as a summary; recapitulate.

Usage examples:

A way of recapping the story so far

noun

A summary of what has been said; a recapitulation.

Usage examples:

A quick recap of the idea and its main advantages

verb

Short form ofrecapitulate

Usage examples:

[ t ] we saw a video recapping her early career., [ i ] to recap, we expect sunny skies in the morn…

noun

An act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something.

Usage examples:

His recapitulation of the argument

noun

Formal for recap

noun

A performance of a programme of music by a soloist or small group.

Usage examples:

I gave my first recital at the royal college

noun

The fact of occurring again.

Usage examples:

A drug used to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer

noun

The fact of happening again

Usage examples:

The doctor told him to go to the hospital if there was a recurrence of his symptoms., maintaining i…

noun

A practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public performance.

Usage examples:

Rehearsals for the opera season

noun

A time when all the people involved in a play, dance, etc. practise in order to prepare for a performance

Usage examples:

They didn't have time for (a) rehearsal before the performance., he's a producer with three plays i…

noun

The action of repeating something, typically for emphasis or clarity.

Usage examples:

The reiteration of his campaign promise to cut taxes

noun

The act of saying something again, once or several times

Usage examples:

The claim made in the introduction merits reiteration., at the meeting, there were some reiteration…

noun

A further or repeated occurrence.

Usage examples:

Greene suffered a reoccurrence of his hamstring injury

verb

Say again something one has already said.

Usage examples:

‘are you hurt?’ he repeated

noun

Something that occurs or is done again.

Usage examples:

The final will be a repeat of last year

verb

To say, tell, or do something again

Usage examples:

She repeated the question., listen to the tape and repeat each word., we’re hoping to avoid a repea…

adjective

(of a firearm) capable of firing several shots in succession without reloading.

Usage examples:

A man firing a repeating rifle faces a man wielding a sword.

verb

Say again something one has already said.

Usage examples:

‘are you hurt?’ he repeated

verb

Present participle of repeat

Usage examples:

Would you mind repeating what you just said?, please don't repeat what i've just told you to anyone…

noun

The action of copying or reproducing something.

Usage examples:

The extraordinary speed and replication of information created by computerization

noun

The act of making or doing something again in exactly the same way, or something that is made or done in this way

Usage examples:

Replication of these findings in other studies will be important., the second project was not desig…

noun

A repeated passage in music.

Usage examples:

After a reprise of the music for horns and piano for another short male solo, the coda begins in vi…

verb

Repeat (a piece of music or a performance).

Usage examples:

He reprises his role as the vigilante architect

noun

A repeat of something

Usage examples:

The actor is planning a reprise of his role in the play., i was to play the doctor, reprising a rol…

verb

Show, stage, or perform again.

Usage examples:

She can stop the video and rerun a short sequence

noun

An event or programme which is run again.

Usage examples:

The world cup rerun

verb

To show again a television program or movie

Usage examples:

There’s nothing on tv but reruns.

noun

An act of stating something again or differently, especially more clearly or convincingly.

Usage examples:

We need a bold restatement of the central message

verb

Tell (a story) again or differently.

Usage examples:

Walker retells the history of the world from the black perspective