itera-, iter-

(Latin: again; to do over a second time, to repeat, to say again)

iterance (s) (noun), iterances (pl)
1. Doing or saying something again.
2. A repeated performance.
3. An instance or the act of doing something again.
iterancy (s) (noun), iterancies (pl)
The act of repeating; a repetition.
iterant (adjective), more iterant, most iterant
Marked by repetition, repeating, or recurrence.
iterate (verb), iterates; iterated; iterating
1. To say or to do the same thing again: Because her husband didn’t listen to her the first time, Linda had to iterate the fact that she was leaving the house to go shopping.

Little Tommy iterated tying his shoes as a form of practicing because he was learning it for the first time.

3. Uttering again or repeatedly: Mrs. Thompson iterated the English words for her German students while they reproduced the spoken words, one by one, as she was trying to improve their pronunciations.
4. Etymology: from Latin iterare, "to repeat"; fromiterum, "again".
To say or to repeat a second time.
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iterated (adjective), more iterated, most iterated
Something which was said, stated, or performed again.
iteration (s) (noun), iterations (pl)
1. Doing or saying something again; a repeated performance; an instance or the act of doing something again.
2. In computer science, executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained.
3. In computer science, a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated.
4. In mathematics, a process of achieving a desired result by repeating a sequence of steps and successively getting closer to that result.
iterative (adjective), more iterative, most iterative
1. Marked by tedious repetition.
2. Repeating again and again and again.
3. Using repeated routines in a loop as part of a computer program.
iteratively (adverb), more iteratively, mostiteratively
1. Involving repetition; such as, expressing repetition of a verbal action. 2. Relating to or referring to an iteration of an operation or procedure.
reiterate (ree IT uh rayt) (verb), reiterates; reiterated; reiterating
To say or to do something several times, sometimes in a tiresome way: To reiterate something; such as, a statement, opinion, demand, TV commercials, etc. is to repeat it or to present it over again and again.

The term iterate means about the same as reiterate; however, reiterate is in usage more often; in fact, the repetitious commercials on television not only reiterate, they also irritate many viewers.

To say or to repeat over and over again.
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To do or to indicate over and over again.
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reiteration (s) (noun), reiterations (pl)
1. The act of repeating something over and over again: The politician told the reporters that if he were elected, his reiteration would be to oppose raising taxes!
2. Etymology: from Latin reiterare, reiterat- from re-, "again" +iterare, "to repeat".
A repetition of words.
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reiterative (adjective), more reiterative, most reiterative
Marked by iteration, or excessive repetition, and being repetitious and redundant.
reiteratively (adverb), more reiteratively, most reiteratively
A reference to saying something again and again, several times.