noun recital from memory; rehearsal.
2. repetition ·noun the act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
3. repetition ·noun the measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument.
4. repetition ·noun the act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note.
5. repetition ·noun reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.