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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Iteratio(u)n(e, n. [e.m.E. and late ME. -ion (1477).] Repetition of an action. —1581 Burne Disput. 44.
The force … heirof abydis continuallie vithout onie iteration of his death 1641 Acts V. (1817). 520/1.
To be ane … vabed seaseing … in all ages cumeing without any iteratioune or renovatioune thairof
