reduplicate

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reduplicate

  • /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/
  • /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/

Where it comes from

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

adjective more reduplicate · most reduplicate

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

verb reduplicates · reduplicating · reduplicated

  1. transitive To double again: to multiply: to repeat.
  2. transitive 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.

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verb to double again

Españolreduplicar

verb to repeat a word or section of a word

Españolreduplicar
Deutschreduplizieren

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"reduplicate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reduplicate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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reduplicate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reduplicate

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"reduplicate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reduplicate.

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@misc{reduplicate_2026,
  title = {reduplicate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reduplicate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}