reduplication

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reduplication - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Reduplication \Re*du`pli*ca"tion\ (-k?sh?n), n. [Cf. F.
     r['e]duplication, L. reduplicatio repetition.]
     1. The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.
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     2. (Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a verse is the
        same as the last word of the preceding verse.
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     3. (Philol.) The doubling of a stem or syllable (more or less
        modified), with the effect of changing the time expressed,
        intensifying the meaning, or making the word more
        imitative; also, the syllable thus added; as, L. tetuli;
        poposci.
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reduplication - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  reduplication
      n 1: repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the
           beginning of the next [syn: anadiplosis, reduplication]
      2: the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
      3: a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech
         sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
      4: the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
         [syn: reduplication, reiteration]