reiteration

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US /riˌɪtəˈreɪʃən/ UK /riːˌɪtəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the act of saying or doing something again for emphasis

The speech was a tiresome reiteration of points already made.

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1 noun · the act of saying or doing... repetition restatement recapitulationreaffirmationecho

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Related forms reiterateiterateiteration

Etymology

From Late Latin reiterationem, from reiterare ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + iterare ('to repeat'), from iterum ('again').

re- Latin iterare Latin iterum Latin

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# reiteration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** riˌɪtəˈreɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** riːˌɪtəˈreɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the act of saying or doing something again for emphasis

## Examples
- The speech was a tiresome reiteration of points already made.

## Synonyms
- repetition
- restatement
- recapitulation
- reaffirmation
- echo

## Related Forms
- reiterate
- iterate
- iteration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: iterare
- Root: iterum

## Etymology
From Late Latin reiterationem, from reiterare ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + iterare ('to repeat'), from iterum ('again').

## AI Etymology
Reiteration comes from Late Latin reiterationem, from reiterare ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + iterare ('to repeat'), from iterum ('again'). The historical chain includes Latin re-, Latin iterare, and Latin iterum. Older glosses in the chain include "to repeat" and "again", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, reiteration is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "the act of saying or doing something again for emphasis". related forms include reiterate, iterate, and iteration. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

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- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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