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repetition vs replay

replay vs repetition

repetition and replay both are nouns.

repetition is not a verb while replay is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repetition Yes No No No
replay Yes No Yes No
As nouns, replay is a hyponym of repetition; that is, replay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repetition:
  • repetition: the act of doing or performing again
  • replay: the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
As nouns, replay is a hyponym of repetition; that is, replay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repetition:
  • repetition: an event that repeats
  • replay: something (especially a game) that is played again
Other hyponyms of repetition include sequence, cycle, rematch, recurrence, return.
repetition (noun) replay (noun)
the act of doing or performing again the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device something (especially a game) that is played again
an event that repeats
repetition (verb) replay (verb)
play again
repeat a game against the same opponent
play (a melody) again
reproduce (a recording) on a recorder
Difference between repetition and replay

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