Meanings
plural reiterations
- countableuncountableThe act of reiterating.
He had already demanded the attention of the manager, Professor Bulge, Draycott and two underlings to his case and they were now involved in a babel of inutile reiteration.
1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max CarradosSynonyms: repetition
- countableuncountableSomething that is reiterated or restated.
None of these features would make it into the next Star Fox game, Star Fox 64, which in comparison looks like an enhanced remake of the original Star Fox that conforms to the logic of reiteration rather than innovation.
2017, Dominic Arsenault, Super Power, Spoony Bards, and Silverware, The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, page 138Synonyms: recurrence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of reiterating.
nounSomething that is reiterated or restated.
nounThe form that backs or perfects paper already printed on one side.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From reiterate + -ion, equivalent to re- + iteration.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian повторение
- повторение (povtorenie)act of reiterating
German Wiederholung, Bekräftigung
- Wiederholungact of reiterating
- Bekräftigungact of reiterating
Italian reiterazione
- reiterazioneact of reiterating
Portuguese reiteração
- reiteraçãoact of reiterating
Russian повторе́ние
- повторе́ние (povtorénije)act of reiterating
Spanish reiteración
- reiteraciónact of reiterating
Cite this entry
reiteration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reiteration
“reiteration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reiteration. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reiteration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reiteration.
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