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dittography noun. The accidental repetition of one or more letters when writing or typing a word.

Example Citation:
"In yet another tragic dittography case, Bull smashed his keyboard against the wall after typing 'competitition' one too many times."

Related Word:
banana problem

Subject Category:
Language - General

Posted on April 4, 1997 at 6:23 AM


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