répétés

Répétés is the plural form of the French past participle and adjective répété, meaning repeated or rehearsed. As an adjective, répété agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number; the masculine plural form is répétés, while feminine forms are répétée (singular) and répétées (plural). The term is used to describe things that occur more than once or that have been performed again.

Etymology and usage: répéter, the verb from which répété derives, comes from Latin repetere, meaning to seek again or to repeat. In everyday French, répété appears in contexts such as repeated actions, events, or motifs. For example, motifs répétés can refer to musical ideas that recur throughout a work, and gestes répétés can describe repeated gestures.

In music and performance contexts, répété is often used as an analytical descriptor rather than a technical term of a profession. The noun most commonly associated with rehearsals is répétition, and the specialist who coaches or accompanies singers during rehearsals is titled a répétiteur (plural répétiteurs). Thus répétés is not typically employed to designate the role itself, but may appear in descriptions of repeated musical ideas or repeated performance elements.

Variations and related terms: répéter (to repeat), répétition (rehearsal or repetition), and répétiteur (a coach or pianist in rehearsal). The feminine plural form répétées is used when the governed noun is feminine, for example motifs répétés versus motifs répétés(e)s in other contexts.

See also: répéter, répétition, répétiteur.