1. (

• repetition ,
• repeating

) the act of doing or performing again ;

1. (

• repeat ,
• reiterate ,
• ingeminate ,
• iterate ,
• restate ,
• retell

) to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" ;

2. (

• duplicate ,
• reduplicate ,
• double ,
• repeat ,
• replicate

) make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" ;

3. (

• recur ,
• repeat

) happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" ;

4. (

• repeat ,
• echo

) to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" ;

5. (

• repeat ,
• take_over ,

) do over; "They would like to take it over again" ;

6. (

• reprise ,
• reprize ,
• repeat ,
• recapitulate

) repeat an earlier theme of a composition ;