reiterant

adjective

re·​it·​er·​ant

rēˈitərənt,

-itər-

: iterant to an increased degree

a meaningless reiterant jangle of noise

—Julian Maclaren-Ross

reiterant cry

Word History

Etymology

Latin reiterant-, reiterans, present participle of reiterare to repeat

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