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, No 67—82.

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.