reduplication
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Noun (4)
- repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the nextSynonyms: anadiplosisType of repetition
- the syllable added in a reduplicated word formType of syllable
- a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)Type of word
- the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)Synonyms: reiterationType of repetition, repeating
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Re·du′pli·ca′tion (-k?sh?n), noun
Origin: Cf. F. réduplication, L. reduplicatio repetition.
1. The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.
2. Prosody A figure in which the first word of a verse is the same as the last word of the preceding verse.
3. Philology The doubling of a stem or syllable (more or less modified), with the effect of changing the time expressed, intensifying the meaning, or making the word more imitative; also, the syllable thus added; as, L. tetuli; poposci.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54