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Word of the Day – Dittography

By December 18, 2022Word of the Day

Dittography (noun)

dit-og-raf-ee

reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.

Greek dittographía, dialectal variant of dissographía, equivalent to dissó(s) double + -graphia-graphy

Example sentences

“There is an instance of dittography in in this sentence but your brain will probably just cancel it out and you won’t notice.”

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