Definition of Reduplication
Reduplication
re·du·pli·ca·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A linguistic process where a word or part of a word is repeated.
e.g. The reduplication of the "ka" sound in the word "kaka" adds emphasis.
(noun)
a phenomenon in linguistics in which a word, phrase, or some other grammatical element is repeated, sometimes with some minor change, in a way that is meaningful, or a word or repeated segment in such a usage;
e.g. He studied the origin of phrases that used reduplication and how these arose.
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