noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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US:/ɹəˌd(j)u.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US:/ɹi-/
US:/ɹɪ-/
US:/-plɪ-/
US:/-ʃɪn/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The folding or doubling of a part or organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reiteration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: repetition, repeating
4
noun
Meaning 4
a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: word
5
noun
Meaning 5
the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: syllable
6
noun
Meaning 6
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anadiplosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: repetition
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English duplication English reduplication From re- + duplication.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مضاعفة
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Arabic:
مضاعفة
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Bulgarian:
повторение
(povtorenie)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Bulgarian:
редупликация
(reduplikaciâ)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Chinese Mandarin:
重疊 /重叠
(chóngdié)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Esperanto:
duobligo
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Finnish:
reduplikaatio
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
French:
redoublement
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
German:
Reduplikation
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Greek:
αναδιπλασιασμός
(anadiplasiasmós)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Ancient Greek:
διπλασιασμός
(diplasiasmós)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Hebrew:
הַכְפָּלָה
(hakhpalá)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Hungarian:
ikerszó
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Hungarian:
ikerítés
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Indonesian:
reduplikasi
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Italian:
reduplicazione
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Korean:
첩어
(cheobeo)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Macedonian:
редуплика́ција
(reduplikácija)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Macedonian:
повтору́вање
(povtorúvanje)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Malayalam:
പുനരാവർത്തനം
(punarāvaṟttanaṁ)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Manx:
aachoipal
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Polish:
reduplikacja
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Portuguese:
reduplicação
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Russian:
редупликация
(reduplikacija)
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Scottish Gaelic:
ath-dhùblachadh
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Spanish:
reduplicación
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Sundanese:
rajékan
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Swedish:
fördubbling
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Turkish:
ikileme
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Vietnamese:
láy âm
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication
Yoruba:
àpètúnpè
— the act of, or an instance of, reduplication