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reduplicate

verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ / /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Medieval Latin reduplicātus, from reduplicāre, from re- with duplicāre.

  1. doubled
  2. valvate with the margins curved outwardly
  3. folded, with the abaxial surfaces facing one another

verb

Etymology: From Medieval Latin reduplicātus, from reduplicāre, from re- with duplicāre.

  1. To double again: to multiply: to repeat.
  2. To repeat (a word or part of a word) in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions.