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1. (n.) reduplication
an act or instance of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
2. reduplication
reduplicating as a grammatical pattern.
3. reduplication
the added element in a reduplicated form.
4. reduplication
a word formed by reduplication, as hush-hush or
helter-skelter.
Etymology: (1580–90; < LL reduplicātiō. See reduplicate , -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) anadiplosis, reduplication
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
2. (noun) reduplication
the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
3. (noun) reduplication
a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
4. (noun) reduplication, reiteration
the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) reduplication
the act of doubling, or the state of being doubled
2. (noun) reduplication
a figure in which the first word of a verse is the same as the last word of the preceding verse
3. (noun) reduplication
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
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