reduplications

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名词 reduplication:
  1. repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next

  2. the syllable added in a reduplicated word form

  3. a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)

  4. the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)