repetition
The act of doing or saying something again.
The act of doing, saying, or showing the same thing again, often for clarity, emphasis, or because it happens more than once.
When something happens many times in the same way, so that it becomes a pattern.
The recurring nature of something that happens again and again in a similar way, forming a pattern or regularity.
A writing or speaking technique where you repeat words on purpose to make them stronger or more beautiful.
A rhetorical or literary device in which words, phrases, or sounds are intentionally repeated to create emphasis, rhythm, or a particular effect.
In exercise, one full movement that you do again and again as part of a set.
In sports or fitness, one complete movement of an exercise that is performed a certain number of times in a set.
- Base: repetition
- Plural: repetition, repetitions
avoid unnecessary repetition
1do not repeat when not needed
To stop yourself from saying or writing the same words or information again when it does not help.
- Editors often tell writers to avoid unnecessary repetition in their essays.
- To make your report clearer, avoid unnecessary repetition of the same statistics.
learning by repetition
1learn by doing it many times
A way of learning where you do or say the same thing again and again until you remember it well.
- Children often learn new vocabulary by repetition and practice.
- Learning by repetition can be useful for memorizing phone numbers or dates.
repetition compulsion
1tendency to repeat painful patterns
In psychology, a pattern where someone repeats the same painful or unhealthy situations again and again, often without knowing why.
- The therapist suggested that his choice of partners showed a repetition compulsion.
- Repetition compulsion can lead people to return to relationships that hurt them.
repetition for emphasis
1repeat words to make them stronger
Using the same word or phrase again on purpose to make an idea stronger or clearer.
- The writer uses repetition for emphasis when she repeats the word "never" three times.
- In speeches, repetition for emphasis can help the audience remember your main message.