Rĕp'e-tĭ'tion, n.

(rĕp'e-tish'un), n. [Lat. repetitio, Fr. répétition, Pr. repetitio, Sp. repeticion, It. repetizione, ripetizione. See REPEAT.] 1. The act of repeating; the act of doing or uttering a second time; iteration. I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus, to tire in repetition. Shak.

2. Especially, recital from memory; rehearsal.
3. (Mus.) The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same part a second time.
4. (Rhet.) Reiteration, or a repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.

Syn.—Tautology; iteration; rehearsal. See TAUTOLOGY.