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1.233 percent repeat

LilyPond-specific term to indicate the repetition of a musical expression on a single staff, as opposed to the more usual definition of repeat, which affects all parts. The musical expression can be anything from a single note or note pattern to one or more measures. There are other names for this symbol:

• simile mark
• slash mark, or slash repeat
• beat repeat
• measure (or multi-measure) repeat

See also

repeat, University of Vermont Music Dictionary.

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