the reiterating of an action.

in music, denotes a reiterating or playing over again the same part of a composition, whether it be a whole strain, part of a strain, or double strain, &c.

When the song ends with a repetition of the first strain, or part of it, the repetition is denoted by da capo, or D.C., i.e., "from the beginning."

in rhetoric, a figure which gracefully and emphatically repeats either the same word, or the same sense in different words. See ORATORY, n° 67—80.

The nature and design of this figure is to make deep impressions on those we address. It expresses anger and indignation, full assurance of what we affirm, and a vehement concern for what we have espoused.