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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a repetição de uma palavra, sílaba ou som, frequentemente usada na linguística para formar novas palavras ou estruturas gramaticais e, na retórica, para reforçar a expressividade.

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.

   🇵🇹Reduplicação linguística

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Sílaba adicionada

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.

   🇵🇹Palavra reduplicada

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.

   🇵🇹Repetição

   Sinônimos: duplicationiterationreiterationrepeatingrepetition

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