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dittography
[ dih-tog-ruh-fee ]
/ dɪˈtɒg rə fi /
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noun
reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.
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Origin of dittography
1870–75; <Greek dittographía, dialectal variant of dissographía, equivalent to dissó(s) double + -graphia-graphy
OTHER WORDS FROM dittography
dit·to·graph·ic [dit-uh-graf-ik], /ˌdɪt əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby dittography
dittander, dittany, Dittersdorf, ditto, dittograph, dittography, Ditto machine, ditto mark, Dittrich's plug, ditty, ditty bag
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British Dictionary definitions for dittography
dittography
/ (dɪˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun plural -phies
the unintentional repetition of letters or words
a passage of manuscript demonstrating dittography
Derived forms of dittography
dittographic (ˌdɪtəˈɡræfɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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