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reduplicate

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/
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  • /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

doubled

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

valvate with the margins curved outwardly

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

folded, with the abaxial surfaces facing one another

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To double again: to multiply: to repeat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To repeat (a word or part of a word) in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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6

verb

Meaning 6

make or do or perform again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: duplicate, double, repeat, replicate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproduce

Narrower terms: replicate, copy, recapitulate, reduplicate, geminate

7

verb

Meaning 7

form by reduplication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
  • The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: geminate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate

History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin reduplicātus, from reduplicāre, from re- with duplicāre.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: podwajać — to double again
  • Polish: podwoić — to double again
  • Spanish: reduplicar — to double again
  • Bulgarian: повтарям (povtarjam) — to repeat a word or section of a word
  • German: reduplizieren — to repeat a word or section of a word
  • Macedonian: по́втори (póvtori) — to repeat a word or section of a word
  • Macedonian: повто́рува (povtóruva) — to repeat a word or section of a word
  • Polish: powtarzać — to repeat a word or section of a word
  • Polish: powtórzyć — to repeat a word or section of a word
  • Spanish: reduplicar — to repeat a word or section of a word