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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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