dittography

[ dih-tog-ruh-fee ]

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

Origin of dittography

1
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

Words Nearby dittography

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British Dictionary definitions for dittography

dittography

/ (dɪˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /


nounplural -phies
  1. the unintentional repetition of letters or words

  2. a passage of manuscript demonstrating dittography

Derived forms of dittography

  • dittographic (ˌdɪtəˈɡræfɪk), adjective

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