repetition
repetition is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Recital from memory; rehearsal.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is the measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument. See Tautology called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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