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Synonyms for reduplication


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-doo-pli-key-shuh n, -dyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ˌdyu-

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Définition of reduplication

Origin :
  • 1580s, from French réduplication (16c.), from Late Latin reduplicationem (nominative reduplicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of reduplicare (see reduplicate).
  • noun copy
Example sentences :
  • C4-6 are a reduplication, not unnatural indeed, but pro tanto tautological.
  • Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
  • One (St. Martha's) is passed on both sides by a reduplication of the track.
  • Extract from : « The Old Road » by Hilaire Belloc
  • Moreover, the second snake appears to be due to reduplication.
  • Extract from : « The Grateful Dead » by Gordon Hall Gerould
  • Yet he has employed this reduplication of a predominant word at ver.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 » by Alexander Pope
  • The difference lies, not in its reduplication, but in its distribution.
  • Extract from : « The English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • Of these the fifth and sixth superadd to the reduplication a change of the vowel.
  • Extract from : « The English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • There is a large collection of reasons for this reduplication of monotonous sounds.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
  • E may be said to form a diphthong by reduplication, as agree, sleeping.
  • Extract from : « A Grammar of the English Tongue » by Samuel Johnson
  • The hook should then be withdrawn, and each knot should be drawn more firmly down prior to its reduplication.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • And this reduplication of the grievous mistake he had made on the field of Ligny was absolutely fatal.
  • Extract from : « Battles of English History » by H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

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