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retriplication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-trip-li-ca-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reduplication in which the repeated element occurs three times.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From re- + triplication.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

retriplications (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does retriplication mean?
A reduplication in which the repeated element occurs three times.
Where does retriplication come from?
From re- + triplication.

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