reduplicate

From Medieval Latin reduplicātus, from reduplicāre, from re- with duplicāre.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ (adjective)
• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/ (verb)

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reduplicate (comparative more reduplicate, superlative most reduplicate)

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

reduplicate (third-person singular simple present reduplicates, present participle reduplicating, simple past and past participle reduplicated)

1. (transitive) To double again: to multiply: to repeat.
2. (transitive, linguistics) 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.

• reduplication

reduplicate f

1. feminine plural of reduplicato

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