return vs repetition

repetition vs return

return and repetition both are nouns.

return is a verb but repetition is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
return	Yes	No	Yes	No
repetition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, repetition is a hypernym of return; that is, repetition is a word with a broader meaning than return:

return: happening again (especially at regular intervals)
repetition: an event that repeats

Other hypernyms of return include repeat.

return (noun)	repetition (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location	the act of doing or performing again
a coming to or returning home	the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
getting something back again	an event that repeats
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a reciprocal group action
the act of someone appearing again
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

return (verb)	repetition (verb)
go back to a previous state
be restored
go back to something earlier
answer back
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
pass down
make a return
give or supply
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
return to a previous position; in mathematics
bring back to the point of departure
pay back
return in kind
give back
be inherited by
elect again

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