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dittography

[ dih-tog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.


dittography

/ dɪˈtɒɡrəfɪ; ˌdɪtəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

  1. the unintentional repetition of letters or words
  2. a passage of manuscript demonstrating dittography
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Derived Forms

  • dittographic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±³Ù·³Ù´Ç·²µ°ù²¹±è³ó·¾±³¦ [dit-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dittography1

1870–75; < Greek »å¾±³Ù³Ù´Ç²µ°ù²¹±è³óí²¹, dialectal variant of »å¾±²õ²õ´Ç²µ°ù²¹±è³óí²¹, equivalent to »å¾±²õ²õó ( s ) double + -graphia -graphy
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Dittography, di-tog′ra-fi, n. mechanical repetition of letters or words in copying a manuscript.

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Both break the connection and are unmetrical.532.The couplet here given by Hebrew and Greek is too long for the verse, breaks the connection, and is apparently a copyist's dittography expanded by quotation from ix.

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