dittography

[dih-tog-ruh-fee]

noun

reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.

Compare haplography.

Origin of dittography

1870–75; < Greek dittographía, dialectal variant of dissographía, equivalent to dissó(s) double + -graphia -graphy

Related formsdit·to·graph·ic

[dit-uh-graf-ik] /ˌdɪt əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dittography

dittography

noun plural -phies

the unintentional repetition of letters or words

a passage of manuscript demonstrating dittography

Derived Formsdittographic (ˌdɪtəˈɡræfɪk), adjective

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