"dittography" meaning in All languages combined

See dittography on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈtɑɡɹəfi/ [General-American], /dɪˈtɒɡɹəfi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dittographies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: From Ancient Greek διττός (dittós, “double”) + -graphy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|διττός||double}} Ancient Greek διττός (dittós, “double”), {{suffix|en||graphy}} + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dittography (countable and uncountable, plural dittographies)
  1. The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dittography-en-noun-A2ukGYzE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graphy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 49 51
  2. An error produced thereby. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dittography-en-noun-aEO7BSiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graphy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dittograph

Inflected forms

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