repetition

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #21763

Meanings

1

noun
The act of doing or saying something again.

Learning a language takes a lot of repetition.
2

noun
Something that happens again; a repeat.

We want to avoid a repetition of last year's problems.
3

noun
The repeated use of the same word or pattern for effect in speech or writing.

The speech used repetition to make its message memorable.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of doing or saying... repeating recurrence

2 noun · something that happens... repeat

More reiteration reoccurrence

Word family

Forms repetitions

Derived forms nonrepetitionoverrepetitionrepetitionalrepetitionaryrepetitionless

Related forms repetitious

Etymology

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

repetitionem Latin

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# repetition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 21763

## Meanings
1. The act of doing or saying something again.
2. Something that happens again; a repeat.
3. The repeated use of the same word or pattern for effect in speech or writing.

## Examples
- Learning a language takes a lot of repetition.
- We want to avoid a repetition of last year's problems.
- The speech used repetition to make its message memorable.

## Synonyms
- reiteration
- reoccurrence

## Derived Forms
- nonrepetition
- overrepetition
- repetitional
- repetitionary
- repetitionless

## Related Forms
- repetitious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: repetitionem

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

## AI Etymology
Repetition is borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition). Doublet of repetitio. By surface analysis, repeat + -ition. Modern senses include the act of doing or saying something again. and something that happens again; a repeat.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrepetition, overrepetition, repetitional, repetitionary, and repetitionless and related forms such as repetitious.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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