dittography

[ dih-tog-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.

dittography

/ dɪˈtɒɡrəfɪ; ˌdɪtəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. the unintentional repetition of letters or words
2. a passage of manuscript demonstrating dittography

Derived Forms

• dittographic, adjective

Other Words From

• dit·to·graph·ic [dit-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dittography¹

1870–75; < Greek dittographía, dialectal variant of dissographía, equivalent to dissó ( s ) double + -graphia -graphy

Example Sentences

Dittography, di-tog′ra-fi, n. mechanical repetition of letters or words in copying a manuscript.

From Project Gutenberg

Both break the connection and are unmetrical.532.The couplet here given by Hebrew and Greek is too long for the verse, breaks the connection, and is apparently a copyist's dittography expanded by quotation from ix.

From Project Gutenberg