Re-dū'pli-cā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. réduplication, Sp. reduplicacion, It. reduplicazione.]

1. Act of doubling, or state of being doubled.
2. (Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a verse is the same as the last word of the preceding verse.
3. (Gr. Gram.) A prefix to a verb, made by repetition of the initial consonant, commonly followed