reduplication

Meanings

Plural: reduplications

Noun

• repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
• the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
• a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
• the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
• The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.
• The folding or doubling of a part or organ.

Synonyms

anadiplosis, reiteration