reduplication
[noun]
Synonyms: reproduction, carbon, carbon copy, copy, ditto, duplicate, facsimile, replica, replication

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reduplication noun. [rɪ,dju:plɪ'keɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Late Latin reduplicatio(n-), formed as REDUPLICATE verb: see -ATION.]
1. Orig., the action of turning back or folding something. Later, a fold. rare. LME.

2. a. Grammar. Repetition of a letter, syllable, word or phrase, esp. in the formation of certain tenses of Greek and Latin verbs. Later also, a word formed by repetition of a syllable. M16.
b. gen. The action of doubling or repeating; a double, a counterpart. M17.

3. Logic. The repetition of a term with a limiting or defining force; the addition of some limiting term to one already used. E17-E18.

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