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Reduplication

The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.

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Repeating 76% connected

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Repetition 76% connected

The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Syllable 76% connected

An elementary sound, or a combination of elementary sounds, uttered together, or with a single effort or impulse of the voice, and constituting a wor…

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Word 76% connected

The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice…

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Anadiplosis 92% connected

A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, "He retained his…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reiteration 92% connected

The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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