Repeated

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/

Definitions

1. Occurring again in the same way as before | expressed, said, or performed more than once | presented, shown, or manifested on multiple occasions
2. Taking place or emerging again and again | restated or reiterated in different instances | appearing or happening recurrently across separate events
3. Happening multiple times in the same manner as previously | Referring to an occurrence that is stated or done anew in various circumstances | Manifesting continuously over time, with actions or expressions reiterated several times

Etymology: Despite its everyday familiarity, this word follows a straightforward path from its base: the verb "repeat." "Repeated" simply forms by adding the standard English past participle and adjectival suffix "-ed," describing something that has been done or occurred more than once. The base verb "repeat" itself entered English in the late Middle Ages, around the 14th century, coming from Old French "repeter," which in turn derived from Latin "repetere." The Latin components are "re-" meaning "again" and "petere" meaning "to go toward, seek, attack." Thus, "repetere" literally meant "to seek again" or "to go back for," which over time broadened to mean "say again" or "do again." The sense of "repeated" as an adjective or a verb participle meaning "done again and again" has been in use since at least the 16th century, closely tied to the development of the verb itself.

Synonyms: reiterated, recurring, recurrent, duplicate, repetitive

Antonyms: unique, singular, uncommon, rare, novel