repeat
1. re.peat \ri-'pe-t\ \-e-b*l\ vb [ME repeten, fr. MF repeter, fr. L
repetere, fr. re- +]petere to go to or toward - more at FEATHER 1a: to say
or state again : REITERATE 1b: to say over from memory : RECITE 1c: to
say after another 2a: to make, do, or perform again 2b: to make appear
again 2c: to go through or experience again 3: to express or present
(oneself) again in the same words, terms, or form : to say, do, or
accomplish something again . REPEAT is the general term and may imply once
or many times by the same agent or different agents; ITERATE and REITERATE
stress exact repetition of something said; REITERATE may be stronger in
implying manifold repetition - re.peat.able aj SYN syn REPEAT, ITERATE,
REITERATE mean to say or do again
2. re.peat \ri-'pe-t, 're--.\ n 1: the act of repeating 2a: something
repeated 2b1: a musical passage to be repeated in performance 2b2: a sign
consisting typically of two vertical dots placed before and aft er a
passage to be repeated 2c: a rebroadcast of a radio or television program