Usually means: Repetition of letters or words.
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  1. dittography: Merriam-Webster
  2. dittography: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dittography: Collins English Dictionary
  4. dittography: Wordnik
  5. dittography: Wiktionary
  6. dittography: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. dittography: Dictionary.com
  8. Dittography: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. dittography: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. dittography: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. dittography: A Word A Day
  2. dittography: Wordcraft Dictionary

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Postmodern Bible Dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (dittography)

noun:  The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
noun:  An error produced thereby.

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