"repetitive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-repetitive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more repetitive [comparative], most repetitive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin repetitus, with the suffix -ive. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|repetitus}} Latin repetitus, {{m|en|-ive}} -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} repetitive (comparative more repetitive, superlative most repetitive)
  1. Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating. Synonyms: recurrent, repetitious, monotonous, perennial [figuratively], recurring, repeating, repetitional, repetitionary, repetitive Hyponyms: periodic, steady Derived forms: nonrepetitive, repetitive strain injury (alt: RSI), repetitively Related terms: repeat, repeated, repetition, continuous, discontinuous, wearisome Translations (happening many times in a similar way): повтарящ се (povtarjašt se) (Bulgarian), сериен (serien) (Bulgarian), repetitiu (Catalan), toistava (Finnish), toistuva (Finnish), itseään toistava (Finnish), répétitif (French), repetitivo (Galician), repetitiv (German), επαναληπτικός (epanaliptikós) (Greek), ismétlődő (Hungarian), repetitív (Hungarian), ripetitivo (Italian), تکراری (tekrâri) (Persian), repetitivo (Portuguese), repetitivo (Spanish), reiterativo (Spanish), recurrente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-repetitive-en-adj-nGqZmGdg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
      "word": "repetitiu"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
      "word": "toistava"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
      "word": "répétitif"
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
      "word": "repetitivo"
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
      "word": "repetitiv"
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
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      "word": "repetitivo"
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      "sense": "happening many times in a similar way",
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