repetición

Definitions of repetición
  1. noun
    the act of doing or performing again
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    reiteración
    doing or saying again; a repeated performance
    reduplicación, reiteración
    the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
    copiado, mimetización, traslación
    an act of copying
    reproducción
    the act of making copies
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    continuación
    the act of continuing an activity without interruption
  2. noun
    a program that is broadcast again
    synonyms: reposición
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    emisión, programa
    a radio or television show
  3. noun
    the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
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    anadiplosis
    repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
    epanalepsis
    repetition after intervening words
    conversión, epístrofe
    repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
    geminación
    the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
    poliptoton, traducción
    repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence
    anáfora, epanáfora
    repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
    anáfora
    using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier
    epanadiplosis
    repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe
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    figura retórica
    a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
  4. noun
    an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
    synonyms: bis, propina
  5. noun
    an event that repeats
    synonyms: repe, reposición, retransmisión
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    ciclo
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
    partido de desempate, repetición de la jugada
    something (especially a game) that is played again
    reaparición, recurrencia, recursividad, reproducción
    happening again (especially at regular intervals)
    atavismo
    a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
  6. noun
    happening again (especially at regular intervals)
    synonyms: reaparición, recurrencia, recursividad, reproducción
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    atavismo
    a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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    repe, reposición, retransmisión
    an event that repeats
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