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reduplicate

re·dup·li·cate

UK/ɹɪˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

form by reduplication

  • “The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel”
  • “The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word”
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2.

make or do or perform again

  • “He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick”
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Origin

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

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