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{
"term": "repetition",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the fact of doing or saying the same thing many times",
"examples": [
{
"text": "learning by repetition"
},
{
"text": "In her work we find the constant repetition of the same themes."
},
{
"text": "Blues is a musical form that uses a lot of repetition."
},
{
"text": "She said I should avoid repetition of words in my essay."
},
{
"text": "the mindless repetition of the official line"
},
{
"text": "the rote repetition of mythological formulas"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["exact", "frequent", "constant"],
"verb + repetition": ["use", "avoid", "prevent"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a thing that has been done or said before",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We do not want to see a repetition of last year's tragic events."
},
{
"text": "If you can, perform multiple repetitions of this exercise on each hand."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["exact", "frequent", "constant"],
"verb + repetition": ["use", "avoid", "prevent"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/",
"audio": "re/repetition/repetition__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/",
"audio": "re/repetition/repetition__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French repeticion or Latin repetitio(n-), from repetere, from re- ‘back’ + petere ‘seek’."
}