{
    "term": "repetition",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the fact of doing or saying the same thing many times",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "learning by repetition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In her work we find the constant repetition of the same themes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Blues is a musical form that uses a lot of repetition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She said I should avoid repetition of words in my essay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the mindless repetition of the official line"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the rote repetition of mythological formulas"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["exact", "frequent", "constant"],
                "verb + repetition": ["use", "avoid", "prevent"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a thing that has been done or said before",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We do not want to see a repetition of last year's tragic events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you can, perform multiple repetitions of this exercise on each hand."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["exact", "frequent", "constant"],
                "verb + repetition": ["use", "avoid", "prevent"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/",
                "audio": "re/repetition/repetition__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/",
                "audio": "re/repetition/repetition__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French repeticion or Latin repetitio(n-), from repetere, from re- ‘back’ + petere ‘seek’."
}