reduplication
1. [ noun ] the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
Synonyms: reiteration
Related terms: repetition repeat
2. [ noun ] (linguistics) the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
Related terms: syllable
3. [ noun ] (rhetoric) repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Synonyms: anadiplosis
Related terms: repetition
4. [ noun ] (linguistics) an act of duplicating
Related terms: word duplication
Similar spelling:   reduplicate