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- [dih-tog-ruh-fee]
- /dɪˈtɒg rə fi/
- /dɪtˈɒɡrəfi/
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- [dih-tog-ruh-fee]
- /dɪˈtɒg rə fi/
Definitions of dittography word
- noun dittography reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error. 1
- noun dittography the unintentional repetition of letters or words 0
- noun dittography a passage of manuscript demonstrating dittography 0
- noun dittography the accidental, erroneous act of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist. 0
- noun dittography the errors produced thereby. 0
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Origin of dittography
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < Greek dittographía, dialectal variant of dissographía, equivalent to dissó(s) double + -graphia -graphy
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Parts of speech for Dittography
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dittography popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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