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reduplication
(redirected from Reduplicated babbling)

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re·du·pli·ca·tion  (r-dpl-kshn, -dy-)
n.
1. The act of reduplicating or the state of being reduplicated.
2. The product or result of reduplicating.
3. Linguistics
a. A word formed by or containing a reduplicated element.
b. The added element in a word form that is reduplicated.

re·dupli·cative adj.
re·dupli·cative·ly adv.

reduplication [rɪˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. the process or an instance of redoubling
2. the state, condition, or quality of being redoubled
3. a thing that has been redoubled
4. (Linguistics) repetition of a sound or syllable in a word, as in the formation of the Latin perfect tetigi from tangere ``touch''
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reduplication - repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
repetition - the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
2.reduplication - the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
syllable - a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"
3.reduplication - a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
4.reduplication - the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
repeating, repetition - the act of doing or performing again
Translations
reduplication [rɪˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən] Nreduplicación f
reduplication
nWiederholung f; (Ling) → Reduplikation f


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