repeat

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To do or say again (and again).

   • The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result.
   • I'll tell you my secret, but first promise me you won't repeat it to anyone else!
   • I don't mind talking about the incident, but one gets tired of repeating themself after the hundredth time.
2. 2

   To refill (a prescription).

3. 3

   To happen again

   To happen again; recur.

   • A day like that has not yet repeated itself.
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   1. 4

      To echo the words of (a person).

      • Their rationale with repeating me was that the prior program had not been of sufficient quality to teach me the error of my ways.
   2. 5

      To strike the hours, as a watch does.

   3. 6

      To make trial of again

      To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again.

      • He[…] repeats the danger of the burning town.
   4. 7

      To repay or refund (an excess received).

   5. 8

      To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method either…

      To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method either on the coordinates or adjusted either because destruction of the target was insufficient or missed.

      • Add 100, left 50. Repeat, over.
      • Use "say again" instead of repeat on the radio. Repeat will bring in artillery fire.
   6. 9

      To commit fraud in an election by voting more than once for the same candidate.

   7. 10

      An iteration

      An iteration; a repetition.

      • We gave up after the third repeat because it got boring.
      • "You have just sent a telegram to Brookbend Cottage," he said to the young lady behind the brasswork lattice. "We think it may have come inaccurately and should like a repeat."
   8. 11

      A television program shown after its initial presentation

      A television program shown after its initial presentation; a rerun.

   9. 12

      A refill of a prescription.

   10. 13

       A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino…

       A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).

   11. 14

       A mark in music notation directing a part to be repeated.

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