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The definition of iterative is something that is repetitive.

(adjective)

An example of something iterative is a movie with themes that show up again and again.

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See iterative in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. repetitious; repeating or repeated
  2. Gram. frequentative

Origin: ME < MFr itératif < L iteratus

See iterative in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Characterized by or involving repetition, recurrence, reiteration, or repetitiousness.
  2. Grammar Frequentative.

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