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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something | |
| Synonyms: | duplication duplicating | |
| Examples: | "this kind of duplication is wasteful" |
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| Related terms: | copying reduplication duplicate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect) | |
| Related terms: | repetition geminate | |
| Similar spelling: |
geminate |
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