reduplication

[ ri-doo-pli-key-shuhn, -dyoo- ]

/ rɪˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ˌdyu- /

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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, noun

Words nearby reduplication

redundancy payment, redundant, red underwing, redupl., reduplicate, reduplication, reduplicative, reduviid, Reduviidae, redux, reduzate

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Example sentences from the Web for reduplication

The plural of pronouns and substantives is formed sometimes by reduplication.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea|George Rawlinson
What the four-post bedstead but a reduplication of the original type, a table placed on a table, the upper one being laid open?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845|Various
Of these the fifth and sixth superadd to the reduplication a change of the vowel.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
Reduplication is responsible for pickaback, earlier pickpack, from pack, bundle.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

Mr. Gatschets researches will add materially to the knowledge of the functions of reduplication in tribal languages.
First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution|Various

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"

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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.

Other words from reduplication

re•du′pli•cate′ v.

单词	reduplication
释义	reduplication [ ri-doo-pli-key-shuhn, -dyoo- ] / rɪˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ˌdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reduplication ON THESAURUS.COM 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, noun Words nearby reduplication redundancy payment, redundant, red underwing, redupl., reduplicate, reduplication, reduplicative, reduviid, Reduviidae, redux, reduzate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reduplication The plural of pronouns and substantives is formed sometimes by reduplication. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea\|George Rawlinson What the four-post bedstead but a reduplication of the original type, a table placed on a table, the upper one being laid open? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845\|Various Of these the fifth and sixth superadd to the reduplication a change of the vowel. The English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham Reduplication is responsible for pickaback, earlier pickpack, from pack, bundle. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley Mr. Gatschets researches will add materially to the knowledge of the functions of reduplication in tribal languages. First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution\|Various 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" Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reduplication impression, archetype, similarity, effigy, image, imprint, replica, portrait, counterfeit, simulacrum, impersonation, pattern, photocopy, forgery, duplicate, print, type, ersatz, clone, miniature 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. Other words from reduplication re•du′pli•cate′ v. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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reduplication

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