repetition
The act or an instance of repeating or being repeatedThe act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
» A spaced repetition system can help reinforce long-term memory.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
Wiederholung, Repetition
повторе́ниеpovtorénije
повто́ренняpovtórennja
(countable, uncountable)The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set.
повторе́ниеpovtorénije, зау́чивание наизу́стьzaúčivanije naizústʹ
the act of doing or performing again
Examples
37 sentencesA spaced repetition system can help reinforce long-term memory.
Repetition plays an important role in language study.
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
ruПовторение не превращает ложь в правду. — Selena777
deDurch Wiederholung wird eine Lüge nicht zur Wahrheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I improved my reading through repetition.
A single repetition is not enough.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition)Borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition). Doublet of repetitio. By surface analysis, repeat + -ition.
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Forms
plural: repetitions| Singular | repetition |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable