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dittograph
[ dit-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈdɪt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc.
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Origin of dittograph
First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from dittography
Words nearby dittograph
ditrochee, dittander, dittany, Dittersdorf, ditto, dittograph, dittography, Ditto machine, ditto mark, ditty, ditty bag
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How to use dittograph in a sentence
These peculiarities have led to the suggestion that we have in it a "dittograph."
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