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   Re·peat

   /rəˈpēt/

   

   verb

   • 1. say again something one has already said: "“Are you hurt?” he repeated" Similar say againrestatereiteratego through againgo over againrun through againiteraterehearserecapitulateinformal:recaprare:repriseingeminate
   • ▪ say again (something said or written by someone else): "he repeated the words after me" Similar say againrestatereiteratego through againgo over againrun through againiteraterehearserecapitulateinformal:recaprare:repriseingeminaterecitequotereproduceechoparrotregurgitatesay againrestateinformal:trot out
   • ▪ say or do the same thing again: "she was fretful and kept repeating herself"
   • ▪ used for emphasis: "force was not—repeat, not—to be used"
   • 2. do (something) again, either once or a number of times: "earlier experiments were to be repeated on a far larger scale" Similar do againredoreplicateduplicateperform again
   • ▪ broadcast (a television or radio program) again: "the thirteen episodes from the first two series were constantly repeated" Similar rebroadcastrerunreshowreplay
   • ▪ undertake (a course or period of instruction) again: "Mark had to repeat first and second grades"
   • ▪ occur again in the same way or form: "I don't intend to let history repeat itself"
   • ▪ illegally vote more than once in an election. US
   • ▪ attain a particular success or achievement again, especially by winning a championship for the second consecutive time: North American "the first team in nineteen years to repeat as NBA champions"
   • ▪ (of a watch or clock) strike (the last hour or quarter) over again when required: "a watch repeater that repeats hours and quarters"
   • 3. (of food) be tasted intermittently for some time after being swallowed as a result of belching or indigestion: British "it sat rather uncomfortably on my stomach and repeated on me for hours"

   noun

   • 1. an action, event, or other thing that occurs or is done again: "the final will be a repeat of last year" Similar repetitionduplicationreplicationrerunduplicatereplicacopyechorare:ditto
   • ▪ a repeated broadcast of a television or radio program: "she goes home alone to TV dinners and repeats of “I Love Lucy”" Similar rerunreplayrebroadcastreshowing
   • ▪ occurring, done, or used more than once: "a repeat prescription"
   • ▪ a consignment of goods similar to one already received.
   • ▪ a decorative pattern which is repeated uniformly over a surface: "rugs with simple repeat patterns"
   • ▪ a passage intended to be repeated.
   • ▪ a mark indicating a passage intended to be repeated.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, from re- ‘back’ + petere ‘seek’.

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