1. The act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
   "His reduplication of the main points helped the audience remember them";
   - reiteration
    
2. A word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
   "The word 'murmur' is an example of reduplication"
    
3. The syllable added in a reduplicated word form
   "In 'teeny-tiny', the reduplication 'tiny' intensifies the meaning"
    
4. Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
   "The poet used reduplication to emphasize key themes in his verse";
   - anadiplosis

Derived forms: reduplications

Type of: repeating, repetition, syllable, word

Encyclopedia: Reduplication