Repetition

Repetition Rep`e*ti"tion (r[e^]p`[-e]-t[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. repetitio: cf. F. r['e]p['e]tition. See {Repeat}.] 1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration. [1913 Webster]

I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in repetition. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Recital from memory; rehearsal. [1913 Webster]

3. (Mus.) The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

5. (Astron. & Surv.) The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Iteration; rehearsal. See {Tautology}. [1913 Webster]