meaning of repeat

1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem.
2. To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again.
3. To repay or refund (an excess received).
4. The act of repeating; repetition.
5. That which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by which an impression is produced (as in calico printing, etc. ).
6. A mark, or series of dots, placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in performance.
7. repeat repeat loop repeater communications> A network or communications device which propagates electrical signals from one cable to another, amplifying them to restore them to full strength in the process. Repeaters are used to counter the attenuation which occurs when signals travel long distances e. g. across an ocean. A network repeater is less intelligent than a bridge, gateway or router since it works at the physical layer.
8. an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of ">yesterdays"

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