HyperDic: reduplication

English > 4 senses of the word reduplication:
NOUNcommunicationreduplication, anadiplosisrepetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
communicationreduplicationthe syllable added in a reduplicated word form
communicationreduplicationa word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
actreduplication, reiterationthe act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
English > reduplication: 4 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaningrepetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next.
Synonymanadiplosis
BroaderrepetitionThe repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
Spanishanadiplosis
Catalananadiplosi, anadiplosis
English > reduplication: 4 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningThe syllable added in a reduplicated word form.
BroadersyllableA unit of spoken language larger / larger than a phoneme
Spanishreduplicación
English > reduplication: 4 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningA word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word).
BroaderwordA unit of language that native speakers can identify
Spanishreduplicación
English > reduplication: 4 senses > noun 4, act
MeaningThe act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof).
Synonymreiteration
Broaderrepetition, repeatingThe act of doing or performing again
Spanishreduplicación, reiteración
Catalanreduplicació, reiteració

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