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

“Further, Netwealth’s reiteration of opex guidance provides confidence that increased compliance requirements do not require a material step up in opex,” analyst Siraj Ahmed says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 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

But Lubet noted shortcomings, including the court's reiteration that the justices will decide for themselves whether to recuse from a case.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

He found that the hypnotic, seemingly repetitive and endless patterns of these drum- and mallet- based styles did not in fact stay the same: instead they changed subtly with each reiteration of the phrase.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Related Words

• restatement