| word | reiterate |
|---|---|
| definition | To state or do over again or repeatedly. |
| eg_sentence | At the end of every class, Professor Lewis reiterates that we should get an early start on our term papers. |
| explanation | In Latin, iterum means “again,” so reiterate has the basic meaning of “repeat over and over.” Our word iteration is used a lot by computer programmers today, often meaning a repeated response to program instructions that gets something closer to its final form, but also often meaning a new version of something, such as a program. But a reiteration is simply a repeat or several repeats. |
| IPA | riˈɪtərˌeɪt |
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