répétition

Definitions of répétition
  1. noun
    a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
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    types:
    générale, répétition générale
    a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
    type of:
    exercice, pratique
    systematic training by multiple repetitions
  2. noun
    the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
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    type of:
    figure de rhétorique
    a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
  3. noun
    the act of doing or performing again
    synonyms: réitération
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    types:
    copiage
    an act of copying
    multiplication
    the act of making copies
    contrefaçon, imitation
    copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
    type of:
    continuation, poursuite, prolongation
    the act of continuing an activity without interruption
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