dittograph

[ dit-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dittograph¹

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from dittography

Example Sentences

These peculiarities have led to the suggestion that we have in it a "dittograph."

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