Dittology
Übersetzung von "dittology" ins Russisch
dittology
SubstantivUK
/dɪtˈtɒlədʒi/
US
/dɪtˈtɑːlədʒi/
dittology
dittologies Pl.
The professor explained the concept of dittology in ancient texts.
Профессор объяснил концепцию диттологии в древних текстах.
Definitionen
dittology
SubstantivUK
/dɪtˈtɒlədʒi/
US
/dɪtˈtɑːlədʒi/
(textual criticism) A double reading or variant repetition in a manuscript that can introduce ambiguity or confusion.
The editor discovered a dittology in the manuscript, where the same sentence had been copied twice.
(rhetoric) The unnecessary or deliberate repetition of a word, phrase, or idea within a passage.
The phrase "safe and secure" is a dittology that reinforces the notion of protection by repetition.