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reiterant

reiterant

8.6
Doing the same thing again and again
  • adjective
  • /riˈɪtərənt/
translation icon : reiterativo
  • His reiterant warnings about the dangers of smoking were finally taken seriously by his friends.

Examples

  • The teacher gave a reiterant explanation of the math problem to ensure all the students understood.

  • This estimate was confirmed in the reiterant speech tasks used by Bunton and Weismer (1994) and in syllable repetition tasks by Neel, Palmer, and Gass (2008).

    Academic text (2012)

  • The author's reiterant use of symbolism throughout the book emphasizes its key themes.

Synonyms

repetitive
vsreiterant
58 3.5

Doing the same thing again and again

is the simple act of doing something again without implying uniform pattern
repetitious
vsreiterant
6 5.1

Showing the same thing again and again in a boring way

is neutral doing again without implying boredom or redundancy
duplicative
vsreiterant
3 7.0

Doing the same thing again when it is not needed

is general doing again rather than copying an existing item
reiterative
vsreiterant
1 7.4

Using the same words or idea again and again

is the general idea of doing something again without stressing frequency
repeated
vsreiterant
1.0

Happening again and again

is about ongoing doing again and again rather than separate events
reoccurring
vsreiterant
4.1

Happening again and again

is about doing the same action again rather than an occasional event
recurring
vsreiterant
3.3

Happens again and again over time

is about doing something again without implying a regular time pattern
replicative
vsreiterant
  • Specialized
7.5

In grammar, showing an action that happens again or often

is the everyday meaning of doing something again rather than a grammatical label

How Repetitive

constant
198 2.5
reiterant
8.6
recurrent
12 4.7
habitual
28 4.0
intermittent
35 6.5
occasional
285 2.8

Surface Forms

reiterant positive

Morphology

reiterant = reiterate (transparent) = reiterate + ant

Formed from the verb 'reiterate' with the adjectival/noun-forming suffix '-ant', so meaning 'repeating' or 'one who repeats' is directly derived.

Etymology

Reiterant comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and iterare 'to do again', like the familiar word repeat. So, a reiterant action is one that happens again and again.