repetition
n.
early 15c., "act of saying over again," from Old French repetition and directly from Latin repetitionem (nominative repetitio) "a repeating," noun of action from past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat, v.). Of actions, attested from 1590s; specifically in physical fitness from 1958.
〔李〕[re-=again再；petit=to seek or ask追求，要求；-ion n.=the act表行为→“asking again再次要求”→] n.① saying again, or repeating重说；重复