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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 verbre·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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