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Definition of Reduplication
1. Noun. Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next.
2. Noun. The syllable added in a reduplicated word form.
Generic synonyms: Syllable
3. Noun. A word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word).
Generic synonyms: Word
4. Noun. The act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof).
Definition of Reduplication
1. n. The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.
Definition of Reduplication
1. duplication [n -S] - See also: duplication
Medical Definition of Reduplication
1. 1. A redoubling. 2. A duplication or doubling, as of the sounds of the heart in certain morbid states or the presence of two instead of a normally single part. 3. A fold or duplicature. Origin: L. Reduplicatio, fr. Re-, again, + duplico, to double, fr. Duplex, two-fold (05 Mar 2000)