NOUN | event | repetition, repeat | an event that repeats |
---|---|---|---|
act | repetition, repeating | the act of doing or performing again | |
communication | repetition | the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device |
Sounds | reh.pahtih'shahn | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An event that repeats. | |
---|---|---|
Synonym | repeat | |
Narrower | cycle | A periodically repeated sequence of events |
recurrence, return | happening / happening / happening again (especially at regular intervals) | |
replay, rematch | Something (especially a game) that is played again | |
sequence | Several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys | |
Broader | periodic event, recurrent event | An event that recurs at intervals |
Spanish | repetición, repetir | |
Catalan | reemissió, repetició | |
Adjectives | repetitious | characterized by repetition |
Verbs | repeat | happen or occur again |
Meaning | The act of doing or performing again. | |
---|---|---|
Synonym | repeating | |
Narrower | copying | An act of copying / copying / copying |
echolalia | (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia) | |
iteration | Doing or saying again | |
redundancy | repetition of an act needlessly | |
reduplication, reiteration | The act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof) | |
renewal | The act of renewing | |
replay, instant replay, action replay | The immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | |
replication | The repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion | |
Broader | continuance, continuation | The act of continuing an activity without interruption |
Spanish | repetición | |
Catalan | repetició | |
Adjectives | repetitious | characterized by repetition |
Verbs | repeat | to say, state, or perform again |
repeat | make or do or perform again |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact