dittography
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Dittography — is the accidental, erroneous act of repeating a letter, word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.[1] Example 98 in Rev 1:13 has περιεζωσμμενον instead of περιεζωσμενον (doubled μ). Codex Vaticanus in John 13:14 word… … Wikipedia
dittography — n. The accidental repetition of one or more letters when writing or typing a word. Example Citation: In yet another tragic dittography case, Bull smashed his keyboard against the wall after typing competitition one too many times. Related Word:… … New words
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
dittography — n. repetition of letters or word combinations (usually by a writing or typing error) … English contemporary dictionary
dittography — dit·tog·ra·phy … English syllables
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
dittograph — /dit euh graf , grahf /, n. an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc. [1870 75; back formation from DITTOGRAPHY] * * * … Universalium
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
δισσογραφία — δισσογραφίᾱ , δισσογραφία dittography fem nom/voc/acc dual δισσογραφίᾱ , δισσογραφία dittography fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
