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reduplication definition

re·du·pli·ca·tion (ri do̵̅o̅′plə kā′s̸hən, -dyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

  1. a reduplicating or being reduplicated
  2. something produced by reduplicating, as a word containing a reduplicated element
  3. the element added in a reduplicated word form

Etymology: LL reduplicatio

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