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reiterare

to reiterate

verb reh-ee-teh-RAH-reh Rare

Origin: Latin reiterare, from re- + iterare (to repeat)

Usage Note

Reiterare is formal and slightly bureaucratic; in everyday speech Italians more often say ripetere (to repeat) or ribadire (to reaffirm). It takes avere as its auxiliary: ho reiterato la richiesta. The noun form is reiterazione (f).

Examples

"Il ministro ha reiterato la sua posizione."

Natural Translation

The minister reiterated his position.

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