Repetition /(rĕp`ē̇-tĭsh"ŭn)/

Rep·e·ti·tion

Repetition

n.
  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.
  2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.
  3. The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note. (Mus.)
  4. Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience. (Rhet.)
  5. The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument. (Astron. & Surv.)