repetitionrep‧e‧ti‧tion /ˌrepəˈtɪʃən/ ●●○ noun 
The job involved the constant repetition of the same movements. Children used to learn by repetition.2[countable, uncountable] something that happens again, especially something badrepetition of a repetition of the same problem
WORD ORIGINrepetition
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin repetitio, from repetere; ➔ REPEAT1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Repetition is good for helping children learn language.
- He builds his speeches around the repetition of certain key phrases.
- Students are taught math by constant repetition.
- And so it went on: a series of intrinsically meaningless turns that gained a semblance of significance through weekly repetition.
- Day-to-day television, in its regularity and its availability, seems regulated by repetition and modulated by acceptable difference.
- I started talking to Suzette about some syntactic maneuvers that would enable her to avoid repetition.
- In this way, the repetition may achieve extra contextual effects by modifying the propositional form of the utterance.
- Instead of translation of the self through repetition, transformation through mutual shaping is allowed.
- Lush simplicity, spatial silence and rhythmic repetition create a musical atmosphere the mind can inhabit.
- Over-use of such mediating devices is unwise, especially where they involve direct repetition.
- They needed the repetition, the dense hypnotic drone of woods and water, but above all they needed to be together.
Longman Language Activatorto happen again
· She apologized for the incident and promised it wouldn't happen again.· I think I've solved the problem with your computer, but let me know if it happens again.
formal to happen again, once or repeatedly: · Although the treatment for skin cancer is usually successful, the problem can recur later.· Some people find that the same dream keeps recurring over a period of many years.
an event or action that is the same as something that happened before: repetition/repeat of: · Hopefully, the experience will help us to avoid a repetition of our mistakes.· A lot of the lesson was just a repetition of what we'd already done.· Will next Saturday's game be a repeat of Germany's triumph last season?
something that happens in exactly the same way as it happened before, usually with all the same problems: · The journey to work had taken hours that morning, and I wasn't looking forward to a repeat performance on the way home.repeat performance of: · We must try to make this summer camp a success. We don't want a repeat performance of last year's disaster.
use this to say that things happen again in just the same way: · Stricter controls of farming methods are needed, if we want to prevent the disaster from repeating itself.history repeats itself: · The Cambodian people were afraid that history would repeat itself.
to say something again to say something again, for example because someone did not hear you or understand you: · "I just can't believe it," he repeated.· Could you repeat the question? I wasn't listening.· The kidnappers have repeated their demand for ransom.repeat (that): · She repeated that there was no need for alarm.something is worth repeating/something bears repeating: · The news is hardly worth repeating.
especially spoken to say something again, either because someone did not hear you or because you want to emphasize it: · I'm sorry - could you say that again· I've said it before and I'll say it again: I've never trusted that man.· "It's OK. You're safe now," she said again and again.say again (that): · Let me say again that the government has no intention of raising taxes.
formal to repeat an opinion or statement in order to make your meaning very clear: · The President reiterated his support for the treaty.reiterate (that): · Earlier in the day, Jones reiterated that he had no intention of firing Swenson.
to unintentionally repeat something you have already said: · Have I told you this before? Please stop me if I'm repeating myself.· Elmer seems pretty alert, but if you spend much time with him he starts to repeat himself.
when you repeat something several times: · Repetition is good for helping children learn language.repetition of: · He builds his speeches around the repetition of certain key phrases.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The job involved the constant repetition of the same movements.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
The job involved the constant repetition of the same movements.· The constant repetition of an untruth did not make anyone believe, but it could batter the brain into unthinking apathy.· But as experience is gained through constant repetition, each movement of the form begins to flow smoothly into the next.· Karate has quite a high drop-out rate because of the hard work involved and the constant repetition of techniques.
· His inspiration fell on fertile ground, prepared by endless repetition.· Escher worked in endless repetition, attainable here with a click.· The endless repetition strikes one as inexorable, like a recurring dream.· His parents, perplexed by this endless repetition, thought it meant that he was unable to get anything right.
NOUN· In summary, therefore, most special aftercare services have had no effect on repetition rates after attempted suicide.· Nation-wide, the 1980s have seen downward trends in enrolments, and increases in drop-out and repetition rates.
VERB· It remains to be seen whether such measures will go far to avoid a repetition of the basic abuses, however.· I started talking to Suzette about some syntactic maneuvers that would enable her to avoid repetition.· You can avoid this repetition by defining a macro which you use every time you want to include the code.· Try to avoid repetition or tautology.· Britain drew different conclusions - to continue its imperial withdrawal and to avoid any repetition of the UK-USA conflict of 1956.· I would take it easy and avoid a repetition of the day before.· Part of the new Governor's job will be to avoid a face-saving repetition.· In order to avoid repetition, description and evaluation of these theories is mainly postponed until Chapter 4.
· Repeat 35 times, holding each repetition for 1 second.
· The remedy sought will in any case often be an injunction to prevent any repetition of the trespass.· Can we be informed as to what action will be taken to prevent a repetition?
· The best he could do to simulate this pause for reflection, was to use repetition at certain points.· Again we're using repetition of the same starting phrase in two octaves here.· Again we're using repetition in different octaves and lots of slides and pull-offs to make a smooth transition between each position.· I have often shown them how using repetition wisely, they could have halved their labour and produced a more coherent work.· The Mozart shown beneath the Chopin has the same form, using repetition and ending with a recall of the first section.
WORD FAMILYadjectiverepeatedrepetitiverepetitiousrepeatable ≠ unrepeatablenounrepeatrepetitionadverbrepeatedlyrepetitivelyverbrepeat
1[uncountable] doing or saying the same thing many timesrepetition of The job involved the constant repetition of the same movements. Children used to learn by repetition.2[countable, uncountable] something that happens again, especially something badrepetition of a repetition of the same problem