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repetition

1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration. I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in repetition. (Shak)

2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.

3. The act of repeating, singing, playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note.

4. Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.

5. (Science: astronomy) The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument.

Synonym: iteration, rehearsal. See tautology.

Origin: L. Repetitio: cf. F. Repetition. See Repeat.


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... ns is wrong you have even said Yes, "something evolved from what it was not, thus . Thus the example can be reduced to absurd and useless repetition: something evolved from what it was not. The end result of the phrase is merely an assumption, not a demonstration. Evolution in this way ...

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Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:22 pm
 
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Natural selection is proven wrong

... ns is wrong you have even said Yes, "something evolved from what it was not, thus . Thus the example can be reduced to absurd and useless repetition: something evolved from what it was not. The end result of the phrase is merely an assumption, not a demonstration. Evolution in this way ...

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by gamila
Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:37 am
 
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... Evolve means to change, and a changed thing is not what it once was, by definition. Thus the example can be reduced to absurd and useless repetition: something evolved from what it was not. The end result of the phrase is merely an assumption, not a demonstration. Evolution in this way ...

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by robsabba
Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:37 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Natural selection is proven wrong

... Evolve means to change, and a changed thing is not what it once was, by definition. Thus the example can be reduced to absurd and useless repetition: something evolved from what it was not. The end result of the phrase is merely an assumption, not a demonstration. Evolution in this way ...

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by gamila
Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:39 pm
 
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Natural selection is proven wrong

... I meant is but what you said was Yes, "something evolved from what it was not, hence Thus the example can be reduced to absurd and useless repetition: something evolved from what it was not. The end result of the phrase is merely an assumption, not a demonstration. Evolution in this way ...

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by gamila
Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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