Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

Definition: Relating to a way of thinking that simplifies complex things into their basic parts, often ignoring the bigger picture.

Example: His reductionistic approach to the problem overlooked important social factors.

Definition: Describing something that simplifies or reduces complex ideas or concepts to their basic parts.

Example: The reductive approach in the discussion overlooked many important details.

Definition: In a way that simplifies or reduces something to its basic elements, often ignoring complexities or nuances.

Example: The theory was explained reductively, making it easier for beginners to understand.

Definition: The quality of simplifying something by breaking it down into its basic parts.

Example: The reductiveness of his argument made it difficult to see the bigger picture.

Definition: Describing something that is more than what is needed or is unnecessary, often because it repeats something else.

Example: The report was filled with redundant information that could have been summarized more clearly.

Definition: In a way that is unnecessary because it is more than what is needed or required.

Example: The instructions were given redundantly, making them confusing to follow.

Definition: Describing something that is doubled or repeated.

Example: The reduplicate pattern in the design made it visually interesting.

Definition: To occur in a doubled form or to repeat itself.

Example: The pattern will reduplicate in the next sequence.

Definition: To repeat or double a part of a word or a word itself, often used in linguistics to create new forms or variations.

Example: In some languages, speakers often reduplicate words to emphasize meaning or create new words.

Definition: A linguistic term referring to a word or part of a word that is repeated or doubled, often to create a new meaning or form.

Example: In some languages, reduplication is used to indicate plurality or intensity, such as in the word 'choo-choo' for a train.

Definition: Describing something that is formed by repeating or doubling a part of it.

Example: The word 'hip-hop' is an example of a reduplicative term.

Definition: To build or improve something again after it has been destroyed or damaged.

Example: After the storm, the community worked together to reedify the damaged homes.