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Continuance 76% connected

A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Continuation 76% connected

That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Copying 76% connected

of Copy

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Iteration 76% connected

Recital or performance a second time; repetition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Redundancy 76% connected

The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reduplication 76% connected

The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.

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Reiteration 76% connected

The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated.

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Renewal 76% connected

The act of renewing, or the state of being renewed; as, the renewal of a treaty.

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Replication 76% connected

An answer; a reply.

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Iterate 74% connected

Uttered or done again; repeated.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Iterate 74% connected

Uttered or done again; repeated.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repeat 74% connected

To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repeat 74% connected

To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repetitive 74% connected

Containing repetition; repeating.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repetitive 74% connected

Containing repetition; repeating.

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Synonym 1

Repetition 92% connected

The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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