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Added 9 October 2026

repetition

/ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ noun

In Latin: repetītiō, iterātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about repetition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
: The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set.

verb

To petition again.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition). Doublet of repetitio. By surface analysis, repeat + -ition.

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