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reiteration

reiteration

3 4.9
An action of saying or doing the same thing again to make it clear and show its importance
  • noun
  • /ˌriːɪˈtəːrɪʃən/
translation icon : reiteración
  • The teacher's reiteration of the instructions helped all the students understand the assignment better.
  • point warrants reiteration

That was a very faithful replay and reiteration of your waking life.

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Examples

  • The clinic is a setting for trying and improving and should include more than a reiteration of written comments.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In the closed, claustrophobic confines of the hideout, the constant reiteration of the hideous truth was overwhelming.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • So, and this is just my reiteration of the fact that the body is the mind and we begin with the body.

  • So that will be for you and it will be an update or a reiteration for the people that already know.

    MIgardener

  • Others considered the amendment a reiteration of the Civil Rights Bill.

    Academic text (2002)

  • And so it was this, this, this constant reiteration of the same story that never came to fruition.

  • Note: I feel the need to introduce this post with a reiteration of the usual disclaimer.

    Blog text (25)

  • Although this sample is unique, the findings suggest methodological approaches that deserve reiteration.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The communal monitoring of Bible study and the reiteration of fundamentals did not always succeed in ensuring conformity.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Under such circumstances, a culture needs to engage in rather deliberate reiterations of performative norms.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

iteration
vsreiteration
28 5.1

A repeated version of something that aims to improve it

focuses on saying the same idea again to emphasize or clarify not on new versions
repetition
vsreiteration
  • Literature
10 3.2

Using the same word or phrase to make a point stronger and create a rhythm

is broader and aims to say the same idea again for emphasis or clarity
restatement
vsreiteration
5 4.1

A different way of saying the same idea to make it clearer

usually returns to the same wording to stress or make the point clearer
repeating
vsreiteration
1 1.8

Doing something again to practice or make it clear

is used when the action is done again to stress or clarify meaning
reoccurrence
vsreiteration
1 5.8

Something that happens again

is an intentional act to say something again for emphasis or clarity

Antonyms

omission
51 5.4

A thing someone leaves out, often by mistake

How Often

recurrence
24 5.0
reiteration
3 4.9
repetition
44 2.0
mention
220 2.5

Surface Forms

reiteration singular
reiterations plural

Morphology

reiteration = reiterate (transparent) = reiterate + ion

A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'reiterate' by adding '-ion', yielding 'the act of repeating'.

Etymology

The word reiteration comes from Latin parts re- meaning 'again' and iterare meaning 'to repeat', and it is just like the simple English word repeat. So a reiteration is saying something again, often to make a point or make it clearer.