Rep`e*ti"tion (r&ebreve;p`&esl;-t&ibreve;sh"ŭn), n. [L. repetitio: cf. F. répétition. See Repeat.]
1. The act
of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
I need not be barren of
accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in repetition.
Shak.
2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.
3. (Mus.) The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part
a second time; reiteration of a note.
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.
5. (Astron. & Surv.) The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument.
Syn. -- Iteration; rehearsal. See Tautology.
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