iterant

[ it-er-uhnt ]

adjective

1. characterized by repetition; repeating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of iterant¹

1620–30; < Latin iterant- (stem of iterāns ), present participle of iterāre to repeat. See iterate, -ant

Example Sentences

One iterant sound alone, as it drew closer, stirred the silence of that evening: it was the voice of one crying in the wilderness.

From Project Gutenberg

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