Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Said, done, or occurring again and again.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
repeat . - adjective Having been
said ordone again. - adjective
Sequential .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective recurring again and again
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Examples
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The question was not "if" but "when": a word repeated twice, in different places.
David Bromwich: Obama's Drift Toward War With Iran David Bromwich 2012
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The question was not "if" but "when": a word repeated twice, in different places.
David Bromwich: Obama's Drift Toward War With Iran David Bromwich 2012
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The phrase repeated and replayed like a network news ticker across her brain, giving her the courage to go through with her plan.
Substitute Me Lori L. Tharps 2010
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Studying the map carefully, I saw the phrase repeated across the map.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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Debatable I know if this dirty techno tune really is a song, but it does have words, such as those in the title repeated at strategic moments designed to release ever greater doses of adrenaline.
My favourite songs? 2009
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He had no obligations and had never before fully realized the significance of that state, having heard the phrase repeated in error so often by others.
Valfierno Martín Caparrós 2008
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He had no obligations and had never before fully realized the significance of that state, having heard the phrase repeated in error so often by others.
Valfierno Martín Caparrós 2008
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The final blank PP. 6 has been replaced by an independent leaf having on the one side the title repeated with woodcut, and on the other the printer's device, either of which may in the binding be made the recto.
Catalogue of the William Loring Andrews Collection of Early Books in the Library of Yale University Addison Van Name
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"You should have seen it in color," says McClanahan, superintendent of Bastrop State Park, mentioning a phrase repeated in Jamey Johnson's award-winning country song "In Color."
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"Get back out there" was a phrase repeated by the ex-players, citing words they heard during practices or games.
The Seattle Times 2012
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