GEMINATION

duplication, gemination

(noun) the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; “this kind of duplication is wasteful”

gemination

(noun) the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

gemination (countable and uncountable, plural geminations)

A doubling.

(phonetics) A phenomenon when a consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is done normally.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with germination.

Source: Wiktionary

Gem`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. geminatio.]

Definition: A doubling; duplication; repetition. [R.] Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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