Definitions For Reduplicative

Noun

REDUPLICATIVE (plural REDUPLICATIVEs) (grammar) A word obtained by the process of reduplication.

Adjective

(not comparable) Formed by redouble, redoubling; reduplicate, double

Derived terms

reduplicative paramnesia

Etymology

reduplicate + ive

Is Reduplicative a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
26

The word Reduplicative is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Reduplicative in a Sentence

  • That old-looking colonial mansion is actually a 20th-century reduplication of the original, which was destroyed many years ago
  • Ever since I was forced to do a reduplication of a day's work, I've been more conscientious about hitting my computer's “save” button

Antonyms for Reduplicative

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