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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
repetition/repəˈtɪʃn/
▶noun the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

■ a thing that repeats another.
– derivatives
repetitional adjective,
repetitious adjective,
repetitiously adverb,
repetitiousness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. repeticion or L. repetitio(n-), from repetere (see repeat).



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repetition of a word in a sentence
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