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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reduplicate/riːˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/
▶verb
- 1 repeat or copy so as to form another of the same kind.
- 2 repeat (a linguistic element) exactly or with a slight change (e.g. hurly-burly).
– derivatives
reduplication noun,
reduplicative adjective.
reduplication noun,
reduplicative adjective.
– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as reduplication): from late L. reduplicat-, reduplicare ‘double again’, from re- ‘again’ + duplicare (see duplicate).
'reduplication' also found in these Oxford entries:
bonbon
- boo-boo
- bye-bye
- chit-chat
- crinkum-crankum
- criss-cross
- dilly-dally
- dribs and drabs
- dum-dum
- easy-peasy
- fib
- fiddle-de-dee
- fiddle-faddle
- flimflam
- flip-flop
- gee-gee
- go-go
- harum-scarum
- herky-jerky
- hip hop
- hotsy-totsy
- hullabaloo
- humdrum
- hurly-burly
- jaw-jaw
- jim-jams
- knick-knack
- la-la land
- mishmash
- palsy-walsy
- peewee
- pell-mell
- pitter-patter
- propranolol
- razzle-dazzle
- reduplicate
- riprap
- rootin' tootin'
- rumpy pumpy
- scurry
- see-saw
- shilly-shally
- teeter-totter
- ticky-tacky
- tittle-tattle
- too-too
- whim-wham
- wibble
- wigwag
- wiki
Forum discussions with the word(s) "reduplication" in the title:
Dilly-dally, wishy-washy [ reduplication ]
itchy-titchy and squirly-whirly [reduplication]
Reduplication
itchy-titchy and squirly-whirly [reduplication]
Reduplication
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