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haplography

hap log ra phy |hapˈlägrəfē hæpˈlɑɡrəfi | noun the inadvertent omission of a repeated letter or letters in writing (e.g., writing philogy for philology ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek haploos single + -graphy .

 

Oxford Dictionary

haplography

haplography |hapˈlɒgrəfi | noun [ mass noun ] the inadvertent omission of a repeated letter or letters in writing (e.g. writing philogy for philology ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek haploos single + -graphy .