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tukurua

1. (verb) (-tia) to repeat (an operation), do a second time, replicate, recycle, redo.

Me tukurua ngā moko kia mangu ai (W 1971:452). / The tattoo patterns should be redone so that they are black.

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Synonyms: hangarua


2. (noun) repetition, repeating, duplication.

Heoi anō, tēnei te tukurua nei i taku inoi (HM 1/1995:5). / However, this is a repetition of my plea.

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Synonyms: tāruarua, tāruatanga, tuaruatanga, pūrua

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