reduplication

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for reduplication

reduplication 🔊

reduplication : ද්විත්වරූපය

reduplication : ප්‍රතිද්විත්ව කරණය

reduplication : ද්විගුණනය

reduplication : ද්විත්වරූප

reduplication : ද්විත්වීකරණය

reduplication : ප්‍රතිද්විගුණනය

reduplication definition

Noun.

  1. The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.
  2. A figure in which the first word of a verse is the same as the last word of the preceding verse.
  3. The doubling of a stem or syllable (more or less modified), with the effect of changing the time expressed, intensifying the meaning, or making the word more imitative; also, the syllable thus added; as, L. tetuli; poposci.