itératif

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin iterativus, from Latin iteratus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.te.ʁa.tif/

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Adjective

itératif (feminine itérative, masculine plural itératifs, feminine plural itératives)

1. iterative (of a procedure that involves repetition)
2. (grammar) iterative (expressive of an action that is repeated with frequency)

   Coordinate term: sémelfactif

Related terms

• itération

Further reading

• “itératif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.