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repetition

/ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ noun B2
  1. The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set. (countable, uncountable)

Plural repetitions

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Young Overton’s face assumed the bothered look of the man who is more accustomed to using his muscles than his wits, but by degrees, with many repetitions and obscurities which I may omit from his narrative, he laid his strange story before us.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 101 · C1
Bennet had no more to say; and Lady Lucas, who had been long yawning at the repetition of delights which she saw no likelihood of sharing, was left to the comforts of cold ham and chicken.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 115 · B2
“Be not alarmed, madam, on receiving this letter, by the apprehension of its containing any repetition of those sentiments, or renewal of those offers, which were last night so disgusting to you.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 227 · B2
You will hardly blame me for refusing to comply with this entreaty, or for resisting every repetition of it.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 233 · B2

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