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dittography — dittographic /dit euh graf ik/, adj. /di tog reuh fee/, n. reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error. Cf. haplography. [1870 75; < Gk dittographía, dial. var. of DISSOGRAPHÍA, equiv. to dissó(s)… … Universalium
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dittography — /dɪˈtɒgrəfi/ (say di togruhfee) noun 1. unintentional repetition of one or more symbols in writing, as in copying a manuscript. 2. the resulting passage or reading. {Greek ditto(s) double + graphy} –dittographic /dɪtəˈgræfɪk/ (say dituh grafik),… …
dittography — n. (pl. ies) 1 a copyist s mistaken repetition of a letter, word, or phrase. 2 an example of this. Derivatives: dittographic adj. Etymology: Gk dittos double + GRAPHY … Useful english dictionary