"again and again" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} again and again (not comparable)
  1. Repeatedly. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: over and over, over and over again, time and again, repeatedly Translations (repeatedly): مِرَارًا وَتِكْرَارًا (mirāran wa-tikrāran) (Arabic), 反復 (Chinese Mandarin), 反复 (fǎnfù) (Chinese Mandarin), igen og igen (Danish), gang på gang (Danish), om og om igen (Danish), yhä uudelleen (Finnish), encore et encore (French), immer wieder (German), ripetutamente (Italian), continuamente (Italian), più e più volte (Italian), 何度も (nando-mo) (alt: なんども) (Japanese), iterum atque iterum (Latin), വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും (vīṇṭuṁ vīṇṭuṁ) (Malayalam), परत परत पुन्हापुन्हा (parat parat) (Marathi), gang på gang (Norwegian Bokmål), igjen og igjen (Norwegian Nynorsk), چندین و چندبار (čandin o čand-bâr) (Persian), wielokrotnie (Polish), raz po raz (Polish), o tempo inteiro (Portuguese), din nou și din nou (Romanian), iar și iar (Romanian), сно́ва и сно́ва (snóva i snóva) (Russian), па́ки и па́ки (páki i páki) [archaic] (Russian), una y otra vez (Spanish), om och om igen (Swedish), ซ้ำ ๆ ซาก ๆ (sám-sám-sâak-sâak) (Thai), ครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า (Thai), näno-näno (Tocharian B), tekrar tekrar (Turkish), ardı ardına (Turkish), defalarca (Turkish), بار بار (bār-bār) (Urdu), بارہا (bārhā) (Urdu), گھڑی گھڑی (ghaṛī-ghaṛī) (Urdu)
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          "word": "over and over"
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          "word": "over and over again"
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          "word": "time and again"
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          "word": "repeatedly"
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          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "mirāran wa-tikrāran",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "مِرَارًا وَتِكْرَارًا"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "反復"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "fǎnfù",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "igen og igen"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "gang på gang"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "om og om igen"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "yhä uudelleen"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "encore et encore"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "immer wieder"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "ripetutamente"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "continuamente"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "più e più volte"
        },
        {
          "alt": "なんども",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nando-mo",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "何度も"
        },
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "iterum atque iterum"
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "vīṇṭuṁ vīṇṭuṁ",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും"
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "parat parat",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "परत परत पुन्हापुन्हा"
        },
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "gang på gang"
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "igjen og igjen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "čandin o čand-bâr",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "چندین و چندبار"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "wielokrotnie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "raz po raz"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "o tempo inteiro"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "din nou și din nou"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "iar și iar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "snóva i snóva",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "сно́ва и сно́ва"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "páki i páki",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
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          "word": "па́ки и па́ки"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "una y otra vez"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "om och om igen"
        },
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sám-sám-sâak-sâak",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "ซ้ำ ๆ ซาก ๆ"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "ครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า"
        },
        {
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "näno-näno"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "tekrar tekrar"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "ardı ardına"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "defalarca"
        },
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          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "bār-bār",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "بار بار"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "bārhā",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "بارہا"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "ghaṛī-ghaṛī",
          "sense": "repeatedly",
          "word": "گھڑی گھڑی"
        }
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  "word": "again and again"
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "gang på gang"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "om og om igen"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "yhä uudelleen"
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "iterum atque iterum"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "vīṇṭuṁ vīṇṭuṁ",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "parat parat",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "परत परत पुन्हापुन्हा"
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "gang på gang"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "igjen og igjen"
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      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "čandin o čand-bâr",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "چندین و چندبار"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "wielokrotnie"
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      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "raz po raz"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "o tempo inteiro"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "din nou și din nou"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "iar și iar"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snóva i snóva",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "сно́ва и сно́ва"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "páki i páki",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
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      "word": "па́ки и па́ки"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "una y otra vez"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "om och om igen"
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      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sám-sám-sâak-sâak",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "ซ้ำ ๆ ซาก ๆ"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "ครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า"
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      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "näno-näno"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "tekrar tekrar"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "ardı ardına"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "defalarca"
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      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bār-bār",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "بار بار"
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      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bārhā",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "بارہا"
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      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ghaṛī-ghaṛī",
      "sense": "repeatedly",
      "word": "گھڑی گھڑی"
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  "word": "again and again"
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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.