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repetition (n.)
early 15c., repeticioun, "act of saying over again," from Old French repetition and directly from Latin repetitionem (nominative repetitio) "a repeating," noun of action from past-participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)). Of actions or events recurring or done again, attested from 1590s; specifically in physical fitness from 1958. Related: Repetitions.
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Definitions of repetition
Dictionary entries near repetition
repercuss
repercussion
repercussive
repertoire
repertory
repetition
repetitious
repetitive
rephrase
repine
replace