gemination

American  

[jem-uh-ney-shuhn] / ˌdʒɛm əˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a doubling; duplication; repetition.

2. Phonetics. the doubling of a consonantal sound.

3. Rhetoric. the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, etc., for rhetorical effect.

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gemination British  

/ ˌdʒɛmɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or state of being doubled or paired

2. the doubling of a consonant

3. the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, or clause for rhetorical effect

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Etymology

Origin of gemination

1590–1600; < Latin geminātiōn- (stem of geminātiō ), equivalent to gemināt ( us ) ( see geminate) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

gemination

The gemination is not necessarily confined only to the canals, but tends to be produced also in the lakes.

From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by L. P. Gratacap

The observation of the gemination is one of the greatest difficulty, and can only be made by an eye well practiced in such work, added to a telescope of accurate construction and of great power.

From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by L. P. Gratacap

In these cases the gemination is naturally short and does not exceed the limits of the original lake.

From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by L. P. Gratacap

Prof. Napier maintains that the stokess of the Ormulum cannot be identified with AS. stocc, as the gemination of the consonant persists in the Ormulum.

From A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

Some roots are reduplicated wholly or in part with a frequentative meaning, and there are traces of gemination of radicals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various