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dittograph

American  
[dit-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈdɪt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of dittograph

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from dittography

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Page 60-61, word split across pages had a dittograph.

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