Meanings
- uncountableThe state of being repetitive.
The formulaic repetitiveness of filing and stuffing envelopes appeals to me in some fundamental life-affirming way.
2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 106
Synonyms & antonyms
nounverboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French répétitivité
- répétitivitéTranslations
Greek επαναληπτικότητα
- επαναληπτικότητα (epanaliptikótita)Translations
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