frequent+repetition

  • 101again — /əˈgɛn / (say uh gen), /əˈgeɪn / (say uh gayn) adverb 1. once more; in addition; another time; anew: he did it all over again. 2. in an additional case or instance; moreover; besides; furthermore. 3. on the other hand: it might happen and again… …

  • 102habit — /ˈhæbət / (say habuht) noun 1. a disposition or tendency, constantly shown, to act in a certain way. 2. such a disposition acquired by frequent repetition of an act. 3. a particular practice, custom, or usage. 4. an addiction to, or compulsive… …

  • 103inculcate —   v.t. impress on mind by frequent repetition.    ♦ inculcation, n.    ♦ inculcative,    ♦ inculcatory, a …

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  • 104habit — A customary method of doing a thing. See 29 Am J2d Ev § 303. Customary conduct, deriving as a tendency arising from frequent repetition. Knickerbocker Life Ins. Co. v Foley, 105 US 350, 26 L Ed 1055. When a person has repeatedly acted in a… …

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  • 105inculcate — [in kul′kāt΄, in′kul kāt΄] vt. inculcated, inculcating [< L inculcatus, pp. of inculcare, to tread in, tread down < in , in, on + calcare, to trample underfoot < calx, heel: see CALCAR] to impress upon the mind by frequent repetition or… …

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  • 106Transcendental Meditation — trademark for a method of meditation based on such Hindu techniques as frequent repetition of a personal mantra …

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  • 107iotacism — ˌsizəm noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin iotacismus, from Greek iōtakismos, from iōta iota : excessive use of the letter iota or I or a too frequent repetition of its sound; specifically : the use in modern Greek of the sound of iota (Eng. ē in bē) …

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  • 108Callanetics — /ka lə netˈiks/ plural noun A method of exercises involving frequent repetition of small muscular movements, designed to improve muscle tone ORIGIN: Callan Pinckney (born 1939), its US inventor …

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  • 109fre|quen|ta|tive — «frih KWEHN tuh tihv», adjective, noun. Grammar. –adj. serving to express the frequent repetition of an action. “Waggle” is a frequentative verb from “wag.” –n. a frequentative verb or verbal form …

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  • 110in|cul´ca|tor — in|cul|cate «ihn KUHL kayt, IHN kuhl », transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to impress (ideas, opinions, or the like) on the mind of another by frequent repetition; teach persistently: »Week after week, she inculcated respect for knowledge in her… …

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