"repetition, repetition, repetition" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-repetition, repetition, repetition.wav
Etymology: A somewhat visual pun, repeating repetition (“the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated”) three times. Compare practice, practice, practice (“emphatic guidance on the importance of practice to learning a skill or similar”), and see also location, location, location (“locations are important”). Head templates: {{en-proverb}} repetition, repetition, repetition
  1. (education) Repeated practice and exposure to material is vital for learning it through memory retention. Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-repetition,_repetition,_repetition-en-proverb-xa97jGNO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, English reduplicated coordinated triples, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English proverbs: 60 40 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated triples: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Topics: education
  2. (by extension) Repetition is important. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-repetition,_repetition,_repetition-en-proverb-fya8HgSN
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          "ref": "1967, Gerald A. Gladstein, Individualized Study: A New Approach to Succeeding in College, Rand McNally, page 139:",
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          "ref": "1987 February 7, Marc D. Donner, “Book Review: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide by Gail Anderson and Paul Anderson (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1986) $23.95”, in Australian Unix Systems User Group Newsletter, volume 7, numbers 4–5, page 129:",
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          "ref": "2008, Janet Batsleer, Informal Learning in Youth Work, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 110:",
          "text": "Playing involves energetic and exuberant movement. Movements are explored in play from infancy onwards. And repetition, repetition, repetition is the place where learning happens and knowledge of what the body can and cannot do is refined. A jump with this much effort will take me to the sandpit... water poured will wet the sand and make it sticky. A great deal of play is bodily learning.",
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          "ref": "2015, Duke Sharp, Garage Band Theory, Cowboy Heaven Publishing, →ISBN, page 378:",
          "text": "So... I hope that \"How can I pratice hearing progressions?\" is on your list of questions now. There is no such thing as \"the most important\" or best way to train your \"ear\". The main thing to remember is that you are training your mind, and repetition, repetition, repetition is the key.",
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