Usage Note
Répétition has two equally common meanings: a theatrical or musical rehearsal (répétition générale — dress rehearsal) and the rhetorical/linguistic sense of repeating something. Salle de répétition is a rehearsal room. The phrase sans répétition (without repetition) is also used in mathematics to describe permutations.
Examples
"La répétition générale a lieu demain soir."
Natural Translation
The dress rehearsal takes place tomorrow evening.

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