reduplication

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	repeating, repetition,
definition	:	the act of doing or performing again (noun.act)

2. a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	word,
definition	:	a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication)

3. the syllable added in a reduplicated word form (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	syllable,
definition	:	a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme (noun.communication)

4. repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	repetition,
definition	:	the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device (noun.communication)

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

derivation	:	ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell,
definition	:	to say, state, or perform again (verb.communication)

derivation	:	ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell,
definition	:	to say, state, or perform again (verb.communication)