dittography

noun

dit·​tog·​ra·​phy

diˈtägrəfē

plural -es

: the unintentional repetition of letters or words in copying or printing (as literatature for literature)

Word History

Etymology

Greek dittographia, dissographia, from dittos, dissos + -graphia -graphy

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