reiteration

[ ree-it-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ riˌɪt əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of saying or doing something again, or over and over; excessive repetition: He says this line four or five times throughout the movie, each reiteration earning fewer laughs than the last.

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Origin of reiteration

First recorded in 1400–50; reiterat(e) + -ation

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Reisterstown, REIT, reiterant, reiterate, reiterated, reiteration, Reiter's syndrome, Reith, reive, Réjane, reject

How to use reiteration in a sentence

The governor reiterated that people should telework if possible, and he directed state agencies to suspend in-person customer service operations for two weeks, beginning Monday.
Hogan issues order requiring negative coronavirus test or self-quarantine after out-of-state travel|Gregory S. Schneider, Ovetta Wiggins, Julie Zauzmer|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Daniel was on the sideline as Ragnow reiterated his situation to teammates.
Lions center advised not to talk after throat injury during game against Packers|Glynn A. Hill|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
In a floor speech Thursday, Schumer reiterated that he believes an agreement centered on the bipartisan proposal could be in reach.
Momentum builds for bipartisan $908 billion stimulus package as more GOP senators express support|Jeff Stein, Mike DeBonis, Seung Min Kim|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Williams reiterated in a statement to VOSD Wednesday that the statue “is a symbol of all that is great about San Diego and its unlimited future.”
San Diego’s Pete Wilson Statue Is Back|Sara Libby|December 2, 2020|Voice of San Diego

County spokesman Andrew Spence would not discuss the lawsuit but reiterated that the county’s chief concern is water safety in the area.
Changing Virginia county faces discrimination charges over Islamic cemetery|Antonio Olivo|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
Reiteration of his ridiculed remarks appears to be a matter of principle of this GOP hopeful.
Mitt Can't Stop Putting His Foot In His Mouth|Mark Katz|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even her violent outburst of temper had not stilled the insistent voice which in reiteration never wearied.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Moreover their reiteration evidences their futility in attaining the objects they had in view.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
This reiteration of the same final word, for the sake of emphasis, is found in Shakespeare.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
A trill, or rapid reiteration of two notes comprehending an interval not greater than one whole tone, nor less than a semitone.
Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774.|Philip Vickers Fithian
The constant repetition of formulas and reiteration of the same ideas that occur throughout the Koran show this.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value|Arthur Glyn Leonard

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