repeat

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an event that repeats
  2. verb to say, state, or perform again
  3. verb make or do or perform again

Etymology

From Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from the prefix re- (“again”) + petō (“to attack, beseech”).

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