Associations to the word «Reduplication»

Wiktionary

REDUPLICATION, noun. (linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.

Dictionary definition

REDUPLICATION, noun. Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next.
REDUPLICATION, noun. The syllable added in a reduplicated word form.
REDUPLICATION, noun. A word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word).
REDUPLICATION, noun. The act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof).

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan