Sometimes repetition is necessary to drive a point home.
Children's songs involve lots of repetition.
I quit my job at the factory because I hated the mindless repetition.
Recent Examples on the WebThe best way to approach resistance training at any age, and especially for older adults, is to start slowly and add intensity with more weight or more repetitions over time, Bloch-Ibenfeldt says.—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 20 June 2024 The 30-year-old artist started his career working on beats from top artists such as Tupac, Eminem and Jay-Z in the hopes of building an understanding of music through consistency and repetition.—Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024 One way to get better at it, Jackson said, is study and repetition.—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024 Now, don’t go keyword crazy as no one wants to read a post crammed with awkward repetitions.—Jon Stojan, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for repetition
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English repeticion, from Middle French, from Latin repetition-, repetitio, from repetere to repeat
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