Gemination

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gemination \Gem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. geminatio.]
     A doubling; duplication; repetition. [R.] --Boyle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gemination
       n 1: the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
       2: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of
          something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful" [syn: {duplication}]