Meaning of REDUPLICATION
| Pronunciation: | | ri`dooplu'keyshun
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- [n] the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
- [n] a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
- [n] the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
- [n] repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
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| | Synonyms: | | anadiplosis, reiteration |
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| | See Also: | | repeating, repetition, repetition, syllable, word | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*du`pli*ca"tion\ (-k?sh?n), n. [Cf. F.
r['e]duplication, L. reduplicatio repetition.]
1. The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.
2. (Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a verse is the
same as the last word of the preceding verse.
3. (Philol.) The doubling of a stem or syllable (more or less
modified), with the effect of changing the time expressed,
intensifying the meaning, or making the word more
imitative; also, the syllable thus added; as, L. tetuli;
poposci.
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