Reduplication


[ri-doo-pli-key-shuh n, -dyoo-] /rɪˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ˌdyu-/
noun
1.
the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
2.
something resulting from reduplicating.
3.
Grammar.

reduplicating as a grammatical pattern.
the added element in a reduplicated form.
a form containing a reduplicated element.

reduplication
/rɪˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
1.
the process or an instance of redoubling
2.
the state, condition, or quality of being redoubled
3.
a thing that has been redoubled
4.
repetition of a sound or syllable in a word, as in the formation of the Latin perfect tetigi from tangere “touch”

reduplication re·du·pli·ca·tion (rĭ-dōō’plĭ-kā’shən, -dyōō’-)
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.

re·du’pli·cate’ v.

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