dittography

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διττός (dittós, “double”) +‎ -graphy

Noun

dittography (countable and uncountable, plural dittographies)

  1. the accidental, erroneous act of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
  2. the errors produced thereby
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