reiteration

American  

[ree-it-uh-rey-shuhn] / riˌɪt əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of reiteration

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

Explanation

When you say something more than once, especially to make yourself more clear, that's reiteration. If your memory for math is terrible, even your teacher's reiteration of formulas might not help you pass your quiz. When you deliberately repeat something, you reiterate it, and the process of repeating something is reiteration. Most people expect to hear reiteration of a political candidate's campaign messages — in fact, she may give the same speech over and over again. Reiteration doesn't necessarily mean repeated words; it can instead involve something like subjects: "The artist's reiteration of themes of loss can be seen in all her work." The Latin root, reiterationem, means "repetition."

Example Sentences

The reiteration of the guidance should reassure investors for this year, some of whom had feared a cut, and push up the shares on Thursday, Bernstein analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Humana’s reiteration of both its short- and long-term earnings guidance and its expectations for 2027 Medicare Advantage ratings were positive updates, the firm said.

From Barron's • Oct. 3, 2025

Anything short of explicit and repeated reiteration of this magic word would not suffice to create a true “right.”

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

"Powell's comments on policy could continue to underpin, if not boost, real UST yields, especially if the notion of higher neutral rates are raised alongside reiteration on 'higher for longer'," Varathan added.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

Instead of emphasising the strong beats as the foot-tappingly predictable swing had done, bebop deliberately resisted, suspending the rigid reiteration of the regular pulse.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Related Words

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