Dittology

/dɪtˈtɒlədʒi/

/dɪtˈtɑːlədʒi/

Translation of "dittology" into Russian

Noun

/dɪtˈtɒlədʒi/

/dɪtˈtɑːlədʒi/

dittology

dittologies pl

The professor explained the concept of dittology in ancient texts.

Профессор объяснил концепцию диттологии в древних текстах.

Noun

/dɪtˈtɒlədʒi/

/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.