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reduplicate

/ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ verb

Latin root: reduplicātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about reduplicate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Form by reduplication.
    The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
  2. Make or do or perform again.
    He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick

Origin

From Medieval Latin reduplicātus, from reduplicāre, from re- with duplicāre.

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