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

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gemination

Let us add, further, that the intervention of intelligent beings might explain the geometrical appearance of the gemination, but it is not at all necessary for such a purpose.

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

From this important fact it is immediately understood that the gemination cannot be a fixed formation upon the surface of Mars and of a geographical character like the canals.

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

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