dittography
[ dih-tog-ruh-fee ]
/ dɪˈtɒg rə fi /
noun
reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.
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/, adjectiveWords nearby dittography
dittersdorf,
ditto,
ditto machine,
ditto mark,
dittograph,
dittography,
dittrich's plug,
ditty,
ditty bag,
ditty box,
ditz
British Dictionary definitions for dittography
dittography
/ (dɪˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun plural -phies
the unintentional repetition of letters or words
a passage of manuscript demonstrating dittography