dittography

[ dih-tog-ruh-fee ]

/ dɪˈtɒg rə fi /

noun

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

Words nearby dittography

dittersdorf, ditto, ditto machine, ditto mark, dittograph, dittography, dittrich's plug, ditty, ditty bag, ditty box, ditz

Compare haplography.

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/, adjective

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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), adjective

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