re·du·pli·cate
| \ ri-ˈdü-pli-ˌkāt
, ˌrē-, -ˈdyü- \
, ˌrē-, -ˈdyü- \
reduplicated; reduplicating; reduplicates
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reduplicate
\
ri-ˈdü-pli-kət
, ˌrē- , -ˈdyü-
\
adjective
, ˌrē- , -ˈdyü-
\
adjective
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reduplicate
intransitive verb
re·du·pli·cate
| \ ri-ˈd(y)ü-pli-ˌkāt, ˈrē-
\
\
reduplicated; reduplicating
Medical Definition of reduplicate
: to undergo reduplication
chromosomes reduplicate
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The first known use of reduplicate was circa 1570
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