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iterative

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it⋅er⋅a⋅tive

  [it-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. repeating; making repetition; repetitious.
2. Grammar. frequentative.
Origin:
1480–90; < LL iterātīvus. See iterate, -ive

Related forms:
it⋅er⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
it⋅er⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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it·er·a·tive   (ĭt'ə-rā'tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Characterized by or involving repetition, recurrence, reiteration, or repetitiousness.

  2. Grammar Frequentative.

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