| 单词 | ricochet word |
| 释义 | > as lemmasricochet word ricochet word n. a word consisting of two elements, the second of which is a reduplication of the first, with variation of the vowel or initial consonant. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > [noun] > reduplicated word reduplication1774 ricochet word1876 1876 E. C. Brewer in Notes & Queries 2 Dec. 444/1 A word to express the duplication of such words as riff-raff, pitter-patter, tittle-tattle, helter-skelter, and the like. I suggest calling them ricochet words. 1967 W. Morris & M. Morris Dict. Word & Phr. Origins II. 228 His hobby is collecting what he calls ‘Siamese-twin words’..from argy-bargy to zoot suit. The word experts call these ‘reduplicated words’ or, in lighter moments, ‘ricochet words’. 2005 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 6 May 18 The type of sections I read out include..ricochet words (for instance razzle-dazzle, harum-scarum, argy-bargy). < as lemmas |
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