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dittology

dittology noun: a double reading or interpretation of a text.

Noun

dittology (plural dittologies)

  1. A double reading or interpretation of a text.

Forms of dittology

pluraldittologies

Origin of dittology

From ditto + -logy.

Questions about dittology

What does dittology mean?
Dittology means a double reading or interpretation of a text.
What part of speech is dittology?
Dittology is a noun.
What is the plural of dittology?
The plural of dittology is dittologies.

Words near dittology in the dictionary

  1. dittoheads
  2. dittoing
  3. dittoism
  4. dittoisms
  5. dittologies
  6. dittology
  7. ditton
  8. Ditton Priors
  9. Dittonian
  10. dittons
  11. dittos

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