reduplication
[ ri-doo-pli-key-shuh n, -dyoo- ]
/ rɪˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ˌdyu- /
noun
the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
something resulting from reduplicating.
Grammar.
- reduplicating as a grammatical pattern.
- the added element in a reduplicated form.
- a form containing a reduplicated element.
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, nounWords nearby reduplication
redundancy pay,
redundancy payment,
redundant,
redupl.,
reduplicate,
reduplication,
reduplicative,
reduviid,
reduviidae,
redux,
reduzate
Example sentences from the Web for reduplication
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"
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.