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Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history.
Ralph Adams Cram

Meaning of "repetition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REPETITION

repetition  [ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPETITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Repetition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REPETITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Repetition

Repetition may refer to: ▪ Repetition ▪ Repetition, use of repetition in musical compositions ▪ Rote learning, or learning by repetition ▪ Repetition, book by the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard published in 1843 ▪ Repetition, a 1986 novel by the Austrian writer Peter Handke ▪ "Repetition", a song by David Bowie on his 1979 album Lodger ▪ "La reprise", 2001 novel by Alain Robbe-Grillet, translated into English as Repetition ▪ "Repetition" ▪ Repetition, by Unwound ▪ "Repetition", song by Helmet from their 1990 album Strap It On ▪ "Repetition", song by Quasi from their 1998 album Featuring "Birds" ▪ "Repetition", song by The Fall from Live at the Witch Trials ▪ A single cycle of lifting and lowering a weight in strength training...

Definition of repetition in the English dictionary

The first definition of repetition in the dictionary is the act or an instance of repeating; reiteration. Other definition of repetition is a thing, word, action, etc, that is repeated. Repetition is also a replica or copy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPETITION


aesthetician
ˌiːsθɪˈtɪʃən
beautician
bjuːˈtɪʃən
competition
ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən
cosmetician
ˌkɒzmɪˈtɪʃən
dentition
dɛnˈtɪʃən
dietician
ˌdaɪɪˈtɪʃən
dietitian
ˌdaɪɪˈtɪʃən
esthetician
ˌiːsθɪˈtɪʃən
geopolitician
ˌdʒiːəʊˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən
magnetician
ˌmæɡnɪˈtɪʃən
mathematician
ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən
noncompetition
ˌnɒnˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən
nonpolitician
ˌnɒnˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən
optician
ɒpˈtɪʃən
partition
pɑːˈtɪʃən
petition
pɪˈtɪʃən
phonetician
ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃən
politician
ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən
theoretician
ˌθɪərɪˈtɪʃən
Titian
ˈtɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPETITION

reperk
repertoire
repertorial
repertories
repertory
repertory company
repertory society
reperusal
reperuse
repetend
repetitional
repetitionary
repetitious
repetitiously
repetitiousness
repetitive
repetitive strain injury
repetitive stress injury
repetitively
repetitiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPETITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
composition
condition
definition
disposition
edition
exhibition
expedition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
recognition
tradition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of repetition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REPETITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «repetition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of repetition

Translation of «repetition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPETITION

Find out the translation of repetition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of repetition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repetition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 重演
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

repetición
570 millions of speakers

English

repetition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुनरावृत्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التكرار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повторение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

repetição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুনরাবৃত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

répétition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengulangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wiederholung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

繰り返し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengulangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lặp lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुनरावृत्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekrarlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ripetizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powtarzania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повторення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

repetiție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επανάληψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

herhaling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upprepning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

repetisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of repetition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPETITION»

The term «repetition» is very widely used and occupies the 21.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of repetition
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «repetition».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPETITION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «repetition» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «repetition» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about repetition

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10 QUOTES WITH «REPETITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word repetition.
1
Lascelles Abercrombie
But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring process, the series a recurring series - though not in exact repetition.
2
Theodor W. Adorno
The element of truth in the concept of genius is to be sought in the object, in what is open, not confined by repetition.
3
Muhammad Ali
It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
4
Elizabeth Arden
Repetition makes reputation and reputation makes customers.
5
W. H. Auden
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.
6
Jackson Browne
If someone said, 'You can go live in this little town in Costa Rica for a couple of weeks and all you've got to do is sing for us,' I would do that. That's more exciting to me than the prospect of going on some national tour, where you're going to play arenas or sheds every night, because of the crushing repetition of that kind of line.
7
Ornette Coleman
You don't have to worry about being a number one, number two, or number three. Numbers don't have anything to do with placement. Numbers only have something to do with repetition.
8
Robert Collier
Constant repetition carries conviction.
9
Ralph Adams Cram
Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history.
10
Marton Csokas
Repetition on things like that becomes quite painful. If you do a stunt sometimes it can look like a stunt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPETITION»

Discover the use of repetition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repetition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Difference and Repetition
The text follows the development of two central concepts, those of pure difference and complex repetition.
Gilles Deleuze, 2004
2
Lexical repetition in text: a study of the text-organizing ...
This book explores lexical repetition and its text-organizing function in English written discourse.
Krisztina Károly, 2002
3
Dr. Seth's Love Prescription: Overcome Relationship ...
Noted psychologist Seth Meyers, PsyD--aka Dr. Seth--has developed a foolproof four-step cure for Relationship Repetition Syndrome (RRS). With this book, you can avoid making the same mistakes in your love life over and over again.
Dr Seth Meyers, 2010
4
Gilles Deleuze's Difference and Repetition: A Critical ...
This second edition includes a new chapter on questions of method around important concepts such as intensity, anarchic distribution, transcendental illusion and distinctness.
James Williams, 2013
5
Repetition
The French spokesperson for nouveau roman pens a creepy, atmospheric spy novel set in war-ravaged 1949 Berlin as Henri Robin, an agent for the French secret service, embarks on a mission whose real purpose he does not know.
Alain Robbe-Grillet, 2003
6
Repetition
Liberty is alone, trying to deal with a situation that has already spiralled out of control.
Elissa de Heer, 2012
7
History and Repetition
Kojin Karatani, one of Japan's most influential thinkers, wrote the essays collected in History and Repetition during a period of radical historical change, triggered by the collapse of the Cold War order and the death of the Sh?wa emperor ...
Kōjin Karatani, Seiji M. Lippit, 2013
8
The Fine Art of Repetition: Essays in the Philosophy of Music
This collection of essays from Peter Kivy span a period of some thirty years and focus on a richly diverse set of issues providing an enjoyable and insightful introduction to the philosophy of art and music.
Peter Kivy, 1993
9
Revolution and Repetition: Marx/Hugo/Balzac
Deals mainly with Hugo's "Quatrevingt-treize" and Balzac's "Les chouans".
Jeffrey Mehlman, 1977
10
Repetition and Philosophical Crumbs
These are the first translations to convey the literary quality and philosophical precision of the originals.
Soren Kierkegaard, Edward F. Mooney, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPETITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term repetition is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MASTER CLASS Careful transition in repetitions boosts efficiency
"Repetition transition" is an area of strength training that receives little notice, but it's important. How you switch from lifting to lowering affects the efficiency of ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
2
Watch Battles Documentary "The Art of Repetition"
Music software company Ableton has released a documentary on the consistently great New York trio Battles. It gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of ... «HUH., Jul 15»
3
Goliath eliminates the repetition found in survival games
What seemed so initially entrancing gives way to repetition and dwindling interest. Whalebox Studio's Goliath might be able to excise that dull monotony. «Destructoid, Jun 15»
4
A Bright Light for Ultrafast Snapshots of Materials
Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a way to produce high-repetition-rate XUV light for obtaining rapid, sharp images of a material's electronic structure. «Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Jun 15»
5
Taking all steps to prevent repetition of SAI tragedy: Sonowal
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) The central government on Sunday said it would take all possible steps to avoid repetition of the SAI Water Sports Centre tragedy in ... «Sportskeeda, May 15»
6
Livermore Pushes Beyond Flashlamps to Boost Laser Repetition
Representing a total peak power of 3.2 MW, the arrays are destined to become part of the High-Repetition-Rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System (HAPLS) in ... «Photonics.com, Mar 15»
7
Hamels' trade talk merely repetition of what he's said for a while
Hamels' trade talk merely repetition of what he's said for a while. Share0 Tweet0 Reddit0 Email0. 29 Comments. Reprints & Permissions ». Cole Hamels has ... «Philly.com, Feb 15»
8
Political hip-hop and repetition, repetition, repetition
Political hip-hop and repetition, repetition, repetition: #BBCTrending's weekly round-up. BBC Trending What's popular and why. 14 February 2015. Share. «BBC News, Feb 15»
9
Purity Ring premieres new song “Repetition” — listen
Purity Ring has previewed another track from its upcoming sophomore album Another Eternity. Following “Push Pull” and “Begin Again”, “Repetition” sounds like ... «Consequence of Sound, Feb 15»
10
Dance department's winter show challenges repetition
From protests in Ferguson, Mo., and going to church, to repetition and stillness, the Ohio State dance department's winter concert will give students the space to ... «OSU - The Lantern, Jan 15»

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