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ITERATING
Verb
iterating
present participle of iterate
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Source: Wiktionary
ITERATE
It"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. iteratus, p. p. of iterare to repeat, fr. iterum again, prop. a compar. from the stem of is he, that; cf. L. ita so, item likewise, also, Skr. itara other, iti thus. Cf. Identity, Item.]
Definition: Uttered or done again; repeated. [Obs.] Bp. Gardiner.
It"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iterated; p. pr. & vb. n. Iterating.]
Definition: To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat; as, to iterate advice. Nor Eve to iterate Her former trespass feared. Milton.
It"er*ate, adv.
Definition: By way of iteration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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