repetition

n. [ L. repetitio: cf. F. répétition. 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 ]

{ , a. Of the nature of, or containing, repetition. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]