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单词 reduplication
释义

reduplication

noun

re·​du·​pli·​ca·​tion ri-ˌdü-pli-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce reduplication (audio)
ˌrē-,
-ˈdyü-
1
: an act or instance of doubling or reiterating
2
a
: an often grammatically functional repetition of a radical element or a part of it occurring usually at the beginning of a word and often accompanied by change of the radical vowel
b(1)
: a word or form produced by reduplication
(2)
: the repeated element in such a word or form
3
: anadiplosis
reduplicative
ri-ˈdü-pli-ˌkā-tiv How to pronounce reduplication (audio)
ˌrē-
-ˈdyü-
adjective
reduplicatively adverb

Synonyms

  • carbon
  • carbon copy
  • clone
  • copy
  • dummy
  • dupe
  • duplicate
  • duplication
  • facsimile
  • imitation
  • mock
  • replica
  • replication
  • reproduction
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Example Sentences

that old-looking colonial mansion is actually a 20th-century reduplication of the original, which was destroyed many years ago ever since I was forced to do a reduplication of a day's work, I've been more conscientious about hitting my computer's “save” button
Recent Examples on the Web The collection, dubbed with another fun reduplication, Bon Bon, was inspired by the packaging for the Apple AirPods. Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

reduplication

noun

re·​du·​pli·​ca·​tion ri-ˌd(y)ü-pli-ˈkā-shən, ˌrē- How to pronounce reduplication (audio)
: an act or instance of doubling
reduplication of the chromosomes

reduplication

noun

1
as in reproduction
something that is made to look exactly like something else that old-looking colonial mansion is actually a 20th-century reduplication of the original, which was destroyed many years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • reproduction
  • copy
  • imitation
  • replica
  • duplication
  • duplicate
  • replication
  • carbon
  • clone
  • version
  • reconstruction
  • facsimile
  • carbon copy
  • mock
  • dupe
  • dummy
  • simulation
  • forgery
  • miniature
  • rubber stamp
  • counterfeit
  • approximation
  • fake
  • phony
  • sham
  • reincarnation
  • semblance
  • re-creation
  • print
  • impression
  • knockoff
  • image
  • spare
  • rip-off
  • phoney
  • likeness
  • mock-up
  • extra
  • imprint
  • reserve
  • shadow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • original
  • prototype
  • archetype
2
as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again ever since I was forced to do a reduplication of a day's work, I've been more conscientious about hitting my computer's "save" button

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • repetition
  • repeat
  • replay
  • iteration
  • replication
  • duplication
  • renewal
  • reiteration
  • reprise
  • redo
  • recitation
  • rehearsal
  • rerun
  • rebroadcast
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