Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of repeating something: The action of doing, saying, or occurring again.
   • A thing that has been repeated: An instance or occurrence of something being done or said again.
   • A rhetorical or literary device: The repeated use of the same word, phrase, or pattern for emphasis or effect.

Examples of Usage

• General Act:
  • The repetition of the exercise helps build muscle memory.
  • Learning a language requires a lot of repetition.
• A Repeated Thing/Event:
  • Today's meeting felt like a repetition of last week's.
  • The song uses a simple chord repetition.
• Rhetorical/Literary Device:
  • The poet's use of repetition created a powerful rhythm.
  • "Never, never, never give up" is a famous example of repetition.

Advanced Usage

• In Psychology/Cognitive Science: Refers to a learning principle where repeated exposure to information aids memory.
  • Spaced repetition is an effective study technique.
• In Music: Refers to a repeated phrase, motif, or section.
  • The composition is built on the repetition of a single theme.
• In Fitness/Training: Refers to performing a single exercise movement multiple times.
  • Perform three sets of twelve repetitions each.

Variants and Related Words

• Repeat (v/n): To do or say again; an instance of repeating.
  • Please repeat the question.
  • The show is a repeat from last season.
• Repetitive (adj): Involving or characterized by repetition, often to the point of being tedious.
  • The work is very repetitive.
• Repetitious (adj): Another adjective meaning full of repetition, often with a negative connotation.
  • His speech was long and repetitious.

Synonyms

• Recurrence: The fact of occurring again.
• Iteration: The repetition of a process.
• Reiteration: The action of repeating something, typically for emphasis or clarity.

Related Phrases

• Repetition compulsion: (In psychology) The unconscious tendency to repeat traumatic events or their circumstances.
  • Therapy helped him understand his repetition compulsion.
• Repetition for effect: A conscious rhetorical strategy.
  • The speaker used repetition for effect to drive home his main point.

Noun

1. the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
2. the act of doing or performing again
3. an event that repeats
   • the events today were a repeat of yesterday's