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reduplication

noun · 6 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹɪ.djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
Real reading context

reduplication in complete knowledge articles