REDUPLICATE


Meaning of REDUPLICATE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ri- ' dü-pli- ˌ k ā t, ' r ē -, - ' dyü-

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Late Latin reduplicatus, past participle of reduplicare, from Latin re- + duplicare to double ― more at DUPLICATE

Date: circa 1570

1 : to make or perform again : COPY , REPEAT

2 : to form (a word) by reduplication

– re · du · pli · cate \ -k ə t \ adjective

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