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iterant

[ it-er-uhnt ]
/ ˈɪt ər ənt /
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adjective
characterized by repetition; repeating.
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Origin of iterant

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

Words nearby iterant

itemized deduction, item veto, Iténez, iter, iterance, iterant, iterate, iterated integral, iteration, iterative, iteroparous
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Words related to iterant

fitful, infrequent, occasional, periodic, recurrent, recurring, seasonal, boring, redundant, repetitive, alternate, arrested, broken, checked, cyclic, cyclical, discontinuing, discontinuous, epochal, every other

How to use iterant in a sentence

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

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