There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
REDUPLICATION
reduplication, reiteration
(noun) the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
reduplication
(noun) a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
reduplication
(noun) the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
anadiplosis, reduplication
(noun) repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
reduplication (countable and uncountable, plural reduplications)
(linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.
(anatomy) The folding or doubling of a part or organ.
Usage notes
Here are examples of reduplication in English
Source: Wiktionary
Re*du`pli*ca"tion (-kshn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. réduplication, L. reduplicatio repetition.]
1. The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.
2. (Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a verse is the same as the last word of the preceding verse.
3. (Philol.)
Definition: The doubling of a stem or syllable (more or less modified), with the effect of changing the time expressed, intensifying the meaning, or making the word more imitative; also, the syllable thus added; as, L. tetuli; poposci.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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