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.
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.
