reduplication
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plɪˈkeɪ noun
1.
the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
2.
something resulting from reduplicating.
3.
Grammar.
a.
reduplicating as a grammatical pattern.
b.
the added element in a reduplicated form.
c.
a form containing a reduplicated element.
Related forms
self-re·du·pli·ca·tion, noun
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reduplication (rɪˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the process or an instance of redoubling |
| 2. | the state, condition, or quality of being redoubled |
| 3. | a thing that has been redoubled |
| 4. | 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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Reduplication
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
reduplication re·du·pli·ca·tion (rĭ-d&oomacr;'plĭ-kā'shən, -dy&oomacr;'-)
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.
re·du'pli·cate' v.
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Example sentences from the web
Reduplication is the standard term for this phenomenon in the linguistics literature.
Sometimes, reduplication of nouns becomes adjectives in indonesian.
Some semantic functions of reduplication in various languages.
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