■ verb
1》 repeat or copy so as to form another of the same kind.
2》 repeat (a linguistic element) exactly or with a slight change (e.g. hurly-burly ).
Derivatives
reduplication noun
reduplicative adjective
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as reduplication ): from late L. reduplicat- , reduplicare 'double again', from re- 'again' + duplicare (see duplicate ).