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Reduplicate

//ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    doubled
  2. 2
    valvate with the margins curved outwardly
  3. 3
    folded, with the abaxial surfaces facing one another
Verb
  1. 1
    To double again: to multiply: to repeat. transitive
  2. 2
    make or do or perform again wordnet
  3. 3
    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. transitive
  4. 4
    form by reduplication wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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