Reduplicate
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Reduplicate is an adjective meaning (botany) valvate with the margins curved outwardly.
Meaning
(botany) valvate with the margins curved outwardly.
More Meanings
- (botany) folded, with the abaxial surfaces facing one another
- (transitive) To double again: to multiply: to repeat.
- (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.
Word Forms
- reduplicates
- reduplicating
- reduplicated
Synonyms for reduplicate
Depending on context, synonyms include repeat, duplicate, replicate, double.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include double, replicate, duplicate, repeat, reduplicative, twofold.
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