What does "repetition" mean?
Repetition: Recital from memory; rehearsal.
Additional senses
- 2.(Mus.) The act of repeating, singing, 4. (Rhet.) Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.
- 3.(Astron. & Surv.) The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument. See Tautology.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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