reduplication

A noun referring to the repetition of a word, syllable, or sound, often used in linguistics to form new words or grammatical structures, or in rhetoric for emphasis.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la répétition d'un mot, d'une syllabe ou d'un son, souvent utilisée en linguistique pour former de nouveaux mots ou des structures grammaticales, ainsi qu'en rhétorique pour renforcer l'expressivité.

1. Linguistic repetition C2 formal

   The repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next, often used for rhetorical effect.

   • The poet used reduplication to create a haunting echo in the verse.
   • In the speech, reduplication emphasized the speaker's main point.
   • Reduplication of the final phrase gave the poem a rhythmic quality.

   🇫🇷réduplication rhétorique

   Synonymes: anadiplosis

2. Added syllable C2 formal

   The syllable added to a word to form a reduplicated version, often at the beginning.

   • In the word 'papa', the first syllable is a reduplication of the second.
   • The reduplication in 'mama' is a common feature in many languages.
   • Linguists study the reduplication pattern in child language acquisition.

   🇫🇷Syllabe ajoutée (redoublement)

3. Reduplicated word C2 formal

   A word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound, usually at the beginning of the word.

   • 'Bye-bye' is a common reduplication in English.
   • The word 'yo-yo' is an example of reduplication.
   • Reduplications like 'choo-choo' are often used in children's language.

   🇫🇷mot redoublé

4. Act of repeating C2 formal

   The act of repeating something over and again, or an instance of such repetition.

   • The teacher's constant reduplication of instructions annoyed the students.
   • Reduplication of the same arguments did not convince the jury.
   • The reduplication of the experiment confirmed the initial results.

   🇫🇷répétition, action de répéter

   Synonymes: duplicationiterationreiterationrepeatingrepetition

• reduplications plural form
• reduplications' possessive plural form
• reduplication's possessive singular form