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

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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

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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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