Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: repetition
IPA transcription: [ɹ,ɛpət'ɪʃən]
Pronunciations of repetition
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: repeat, repetition
    Meaning: an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"
  • Synonyms: repetition, repeating
    Meaning: the act of doing or performing again
  • Synonyms: repetition
    Meaning: the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
Usage examples
  • There is a repetition of the ballet this afternoon."
  • Through sheer repetition, Paul began almost to believe in it.
  • Yes," added she, nodding, "there will be a repetition of the crime.
  • To my mind this repetition adds emphasis, although it is a formal blur.
  • 1876--To frustrate repetition of body-snatchers' attempt, reinterred deeper.
  • The repetition irritated the girl, whose nerves were strained to snapping point.
  • Mike came to the office next morning prepared for a repetition of the previous day.
  • The word evidently raised me in its respect; and indeed it is a large, good word, and will bear repetition.
  • The force of repetition is great; it is, in fact, taken by a vast majority of men as the equivalent of proof.
  • "I was making some tea, and I thought you would like to have a cup of tea." Her agitation betrayed itself in the repetition of the word.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mootness, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Stuttering, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Roe v. Wade, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording SpongeBob SquarePants, License CC BY-SA 4.0