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repetition vs continuation

continuation vs repetition

repetition and continuation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repetition Yes No No No
continuation Yes No No No
As nouns, continuation is a hypernym of repetition; that is, continuation is a word with a broader meaning than repetition:
  • repetition: the act of doing or performing again
  • continuation: the act of continuing an activity without interruption
Other hypernyms of repetition include continuance.
repetition (noun) continuation (noun)
the act of doing or performing again the act of continuing an activity without interruption
the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device the consequence of being lengthened in duration
an event that repeats a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
Difference between repetition and continuation

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