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reduplication

[ ri-doo-pli-key-shuhn, -dyoo- ]
/ rɪˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ˌdyu- /
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noun

the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
something resulting from reduplicating.
Grammar.
  1. reduplicating as a grammatical pattern.
  2. the added element in a reduplicated form.
  3. a form containing a reduplicated element.

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Origin of reduplication

First recorded in 1580–90, reduplication is from the Late Latin word reduplicātiōn- (stem of reduplicātiō). See reduplicate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM reduplication

self-re·du·pli·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby reduplication

redundancy payment, redundant, red underwing, redupl., reduplicate, reduplication, reduplicative, reduviid, Reduviidae, redux, reduzate
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Words related to reduplication

impression, archetype, similarity, effigy, image, imprint, replica, portrait, counterfeit, simulacrum, impersonation, pattern, photocopy, forgery, duplicate, print, type, ersatz, clone, miniature

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British Dictionary definitions for reduplication

reduplication
/ (rɪˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the process or an instance of redoubling
the state, condition, or quality of being redoubled
a thing that has been redoubled
repetition of a sound or syllable in a word, as in the formation of the Latin perfect tetigi from tangere "touch"
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Medical definitions for reduplication

reduplication
[ rĭ-dōō′plĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

A redoubling.
A duplication or doubling, as of the sounds of the heart in certain diseased states.
The abnormal presence of two parts instead of a single part.
A fold or duplicature.

Other words from reduplication

re•du′pli•cate′ v.
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