Reduplication

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reduplication \Re*du`pli*ca"tion\ (-k?sh?n), n. [Cf. F.
     r['e]duplication, L. reduplicatio repetition.]
     1. The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.
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     2. (Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a verse is the


        same as the last word of the preceding verse.
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     3. (Philol.) 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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reduplication
       n 1: repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the
            beginning of the next [syn: {anadiplosis}]
       2: the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
       3: a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech
          sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
       4: the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
          [syn: {reiteration}]