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Reduplication

nounid 118951·updated May 18, 2026
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a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
anadiplosisreiteration
plural
Reduplications
possessive
Reduplication's
pluralpossessive
Reduplications'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
§2
a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
§3
the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
§4
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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