dittography
[ dih-tog-ruh-fee ]
noun
reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.
Origin of dittography
11870–75; <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/, adjective
- Compare haplography.
Words Nearby dittography
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British Dictionary definitions for dittography
dittography
/ (dɪˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /
nounplural -phies
the unintentional repetition of letters or words
a passage of manuscript demonstrating dittography
Derived forms of dittography
- dittographic (ˌdɪtəˈɡræfɪk), adjective
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