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dittography

dit tog ra phy |diˈtägrəfē dɪˈtɑɡrəfi | ▶noun ( pl. dittographies ) a mistaken repetition of a letter, word, or phrase by a copyist. DERIVATIVES dit to graph ic |ˌditəˈgrafik |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek dittos ‘double ’ + -graphy .

 

Oxford Dictionary

dittography

dittography |dɪˈtɒgrəfi | ▶noun ( pl. dittographies ) a mistaken repetition of a letter, word, or phrase by a copyist. DERIVATIVES dittographic |-ˈgrafɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek dittos ‘double ’ + -graphy .