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reduplication vs repetition

repetition vs reduplication

reduplication and repetition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reduplication Yes No No No
repetition Yes No No No
As nouns, repetition is a hypernym of reduplication; that is, repetition is a word with a broader meaning than reduplication:
  • reduplication: the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
  • repetition: the act of doing or performing again
Other hypernyms of reduplication include repeating.
As nouns, repetition is a hypernym of reduplication; that is, repetition is a word with a broader meaning than reduplication:
  • reduplication: repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
  • repetition: the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
reduplication (noun) repetition (noun)
the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof) the act of doing or performing again
a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word) the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
the syllable added in a reduplicated word form an event that repeats
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Difference between reduplication and repetition

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