reduplications
plural of reduplication
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
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
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