| 词汇 | reduplication |
| 释义 | reduplication noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌriːˈdjuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /riˌduː.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/ language specialized the process of repeating a sound or part of a word to create a new word, or the word that is created: reduplication ofEnglish speakers often form new words through reduplication of a base word, usually with just a slight change of sound, for example "super-duper" or "easy-peasy". the process of repeating an action or making a copy of something: He justified making replicas of his painting, saying that "the reduplication of my work, by my own hand, should be esteemed the most reliable." The simple reduplication of the kanji for "tree" gives us the kanji for "wood". Washo employs partial reduplication to mark plurality in nouns. Gene amplification is the reduplication of a gene. Linguistics: morphology & parts of words -athon affix affixation agglutinate agglutinative analytic contraction interfix ion ism libfix monomorphemic monosyllabic morpheme suffix syllabify synthetic that'd that'll that's You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Copying and copies Repeating an action Related wordsreduplicate reduplicative |
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