Meanings
noundittography (countable and uncountable, plural dittographies)
plural dittographies
- countableuncountableThe accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
- countableuncountableAn error produced thereby.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient Greekδιττός“double”
- Englishdittography
From Ancient Greek διττός (dittós, “double”) + -graphy. Not related to English ditto.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan dittografia
- dittografiaTranslations
Dutch dittografie
- dittografieTranslations
French dittographie
- dittographieTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål dittografi
- dittografiTranslations
Russian диттогра́фия
- диттогра́фия (dittográfija)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dittography
photographybiographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographychromatographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographycinematographyvideographycartographydemographyangiographylithographycrystallography
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
dittography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dittography
MLA
“dittography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dittography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dittography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dittography.
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