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dittography

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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