double word
- noun
- /ˈdʌbəl wɜrd/
:
repetición accidental
- Proofreading your work carefully can help you catch a double word before submitting it.
Examples
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The teacher circled the double word in my essay and asked me to correct it.
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She accidentally wrote a double word in her essay.
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A double word often goes unnoticed until someone else reads the document.
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I noticed a double word in the report.
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The editor pointed out the double word in the manuscript that needed fixing.
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During the review, I found a double word in the article that could confuse readers.
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She submitted her assignment without realizing there was a double word in one of the sentences.
Synonyms
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2.3
A small mistake in typed or printed text, like a wrong letter
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A mistake in a book or paper, for example a wrong letter
An accidental repeated letter, word, or phrase in writing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an accidental repetition of the same word' is directly derivable from combining 'double' (twice/twofold) with 'word' (a lexical item): i.e., a word that appears twice. This is a straightforward compositional compound following regular English and cross-linguistic patterns (e.g., 'repeated word', 'duplicated word'), so a B1 learner who knows the parts would understand it.
Etymology
Double word is the name for a typing or editing mistake when the same word appears double in a sentence, for example 'the the', and so it means an accidental repeat of a word.