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reduplication

re·du·pli·ca·tion

reduplication

 
pronunciation:
ri du pl keI shn
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of reduplicating or the state of being reduplicated.
definition 2: that which has been reduplicated, esp. a word containing or formed by a reduplicated element, such as "so-so" and "tick-tock".