noun
1. the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑geminate
• Hypernyms: ↑repetition
2. the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
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this kind of duplication is wasteful
• Syn: ↑duplication
• Derivationally related forms: ↑duplicate (for: ↑duplication)
• Hypernyms: ↑copying
Useful english dictionary. 2012.