dittograph

noun

dit·​to·​graph

ˈditōˌgraf,

-itō-,

-rȧf

plural -s

: a letter or letters or words unintentionally repeated in copying or printing

Word History

Etymology

Greek dittos, dissos twofold + English -graph

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