Reduplication

/ɹɪdjˌuːplɪkˈeɪʃən/

/ɹɪdˌuːplɪkˈeɪʃən/

[noun]

Reduplication

[NOUN]

the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)

synonyms : reiteration

the process of repeating or duplicating all or part of a word or morpheme to create a new form, often with a change in meaning or grammatical function

the syllable added in a reduplicated word form

repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next

synonyms : anadiplosis

Examples

1. A key one is called the reduplication problem.

2. This thing is called lexical cloning, or reduplication.

3. That's called the reduplication problem.

4. They are in some ways images, that can be sonic, that can be visual, they are repetitions, reduplications.