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  2. Ditto mark - Wikipedia

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    The ditto mark is a shorthand sign, used mostly in hand-written text, indicating that the words or figures above it are to be repeated. [1] [2]The mark is made using "a pair of apostrophes"; [1] "a pair of marks " used underneath a word"; [3] the symbol " (quotation mark); [2] [4] or the symbol ” (right double quotation mark).

  3. Reduplication - Wikipedia

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    The meaning of the original word is broadened. For example, tabak means "plate(s)", and tabak mabak then means "plates, dishes and such". This can be applied to all kinds of words, as in yeşil meşil meaning "green, greenish, whatever". Although not used in formal written Turkish, it is a standard accepted construction.

  4. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    word choice/wrong word: Incorrect or awkward word choice hr # Insert hair space: s/b: should be: Selection should be whatever edit follows this mark s/r: substitute/replace: Make the substitution tr: transpose: Transpose the two words selected vf: verb form (Mostly used when translating) The version of the verb is used incorrectly e: ending

  5. Wikipedia : Lists of common misspellings/Repetitions

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    The following is a list of the 172 most common word duplicates (number after word is count of occurrences) extracted from a search of all English Wikipedia articles existing on 21 February 2006. Most punctuation was automatically removed and so the count is unlikely to be 100% accurate.

  6. Glossary of contract bridge terms - Wikipedia

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    1) (Slang) Down, or set. "We're off two" means "We have made two fewer tricks than our contract." 2) (Slang) offside. Offense-to-defense ratio (ODR) High ODR means a hand has characteristics more suited to winning the final contract, while Low ODR means it has characteristics more suited to defending against opponents' contract.

  7. Why does NY have so many duplicate city and town names? - AOL

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    Did you know there are two 'Rochesters' in New York state? And a number of other locales share the same name.

  8. Duplicate publication - Wikipedia

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    Duplicate publication, multiple publication, redundant publication or self-plagiarism refers to publishing the same intellectual material more than once, by the author or publisher. It does not refer to the unauthorized republication by someone else, which constitutes plagiarism, copyright violation, or both.

  9. List of reduplicated Australian place names - Wikipedia

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    A cattle station. 'Banka' means 'bees' in the local Aboriginal language, thus 'Banka Banka' means '(place of) many bees'. Baw Baw: Victoria: A local government area in Victoria. The name is also applied to a mountain (Mount Baw Baw), and to a national park (Baw Baw National Park). Baw Baw is an Aboriginal word meaning "echo". [5] Beek Beek ...