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Definition of "repeated" []

  • Said, done, or occurring again and again: We heard repeated knocks on the door. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "repeated" in a sentence
  • "The question was not "if" but "when": a word repeated twice, in different places."
  • "Studying the map carefully, I saw the phrase repeated across the map."
  • "The phrase repeated and replayed like a network news ticker across her brain, giving her the courage to go through with her plan."