I. ri-ˈpēt verb
Etymology: Middle English repeten, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French repeter, from Old French, from Latin repetere to return to, repeat, from re- + petere to go to, seek — more at feather
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to say or state again
b. : to say over from memory : recite
c. : to say after another
2.
a. : to make, do, or perform again
repeat an experiment
b. : to make appear again
the curtains repeat the wallpaper pattern
will repeat the program tomorrow
c. : to go through or experience again
had to repeat third grade
3. : to express or present (oneself) again in the same words, terms, or form
intransitive verb
: to say, do, or accomplish something again ; especially : to win (as a sports championship) another time in succession
• re·peat·abil·i·ty -ˌpē-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• re·peat·able -ˈpē-tə-bəl adjective
II. ri-ˈpēt, ˈrē-ˌ noun
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : something repeated : repetition
b. : a musical passage to be repeated in performance ; also : a sign placed before and after such a passage
c. : a usually transcribed repetition of a radio or television program
d. : a duplication of genetic material (as a sequence of nucleotides) in which the duplicated parts are adjacent to each other along the chromosome
2. : the act of repeating
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repeat 1b
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III. ri-ˈpēt adjective
Date: 1888
: of, relating to, or being one that repeats an offense, achievement, or action
a repeat burglar
a repeat customer