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  What it means

  Repetition is the mother of knowledge. Reviewing and practising material repeatedly is the surest path to mastering it.

  English equivalent

  Repetition is the mother of learning.

  Vocabulary

  • powtarzanie — repetition, repeating
  • matka — mother
  • wiedza — knowledge

  Grammar note

  'Wiedzy' is the genitive singular of 'wiedza', used here in a possessive construction ('mother of knowledge').

  Cultural context

  A Polish counterpart of the Latin 'repetitio est mater studiorum', widely used in educational contexts.

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