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reduplicative

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re⋅du⋅pli⋅ca⋅tive

  [ri-doo-pli-key-tiv, -dyoo-]
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–adjective
1. tending to reduplicate.
2. pertaining to or marked by reduplication.
Origin:
1560–70; reduplicate + -ive

Related forms:
re⋅du⋅pli⋅ca⋅tive⋅ly, adjective
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re·du·pli·ca·tion   (rĭ-dōō'plĭ-kā'shən, -dyōō'-)   
n.  

  1. The act of reduplicating or the state of being reduplicated.

  2. The product or result of reduplicating.

  3. Linguistics

    1. A word formed by or containing a reduplicated element.

    2. The added element in a word form that is reduplicated.

re·du'pli·ca'tive adj., re·du'pli·ca'tive·ly adv.
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