repetition

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

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A recitation or recital, especially of prepared or memorized material.

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The act of repeating, in any sense; iteration of the same act, word, sound, or idea.

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Ye haue another sort of repetition when in one verse or clause of a verse ye iterate one word without any intermission, as thus: It was Maryne, Maryne that wrought mine woe.

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That which is repeated.

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Remembrance; recollection.

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In Scots law, repayment of money erroneously paid.

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Specifically, in music, the rapid reiteration or repercussion of a tone or chord, so as to produce a sustained effect, as upon the pianoforte and other stringed instruments.

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Same as repeating action (which see, under repeat).

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in mathematics, a partition in which a number occurs r times. Thus, 2 + 2 + 2 + 5 is a repetition of 3.