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repeat vs reduplicate

reduplicate vs repeat

repeat is a noun but reduplicate is not a noun.

repeat and reduplicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repeat Yes No Yes No
reduplicate No No Yes No
As verbs, repeat and reduplicate are synonyms defined as:
  • repeat and reduplicate: make or do or perform again
Other synonyms of repeat include double, duplicate, replicate.
As verbs, reduplicate is a hyponym of repeat; that is, reduplicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repeat:
  • repeat: make or do or perform again
  • reduplicate: form by reduplication
Other hyponyms of repeat include copy, replicate, recapitulate, geminate.
repeat (noun) reduplicate (noun)
an event that repeats
repeat (verb) reduplicate (verb)
happen or occur again make or do or perform again
to say, state, or perform again form by reduplication
to say again or imitate
make or do or perform again
repeat an earlier theme of a composition
do over
Difference between repeat and reduplicate

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