repeating

/rəˈpiɾɪŋ/

/rəˈpitɪŋ/

Other forms: repeatings

Definitions of repeating

1. noun

   the act of doing or performing again
   synonyms: repetition

   types:

   echolalia

   (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)

   iteration

   doing or saying again; a repeated performance

   redundancy

   repetition of an act needlessly

   reduplication, reiteration

   the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)

   copying

   an act of copying

   action replay, instant replay, replay

   the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape

   renewal

   the act of renewing

   replication

   the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion

   reprise

   the repetition or resumption of some action

   duplication, gemination

   the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something

   replication, reproduction

   the act of making copies

   imitation

   copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

   self-renewal

   the act of renewing yourself (or itself)

   type of:

   continuance, continuation

   the act of continuing an activity without interruption