gemination
a doubling; duplication; repetition.
Phonetics. the doubling of a consonantal sound.
Rhetoric. the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, etc., for rhetorical effect.
Origin of gemination
1Words Nearby gemination
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How to use gemination in a sentence
No wonder if St. John proposed them in this gemination to our second thoughts.
Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John | William AlexanderAn important generic character consists in the gemination of the cell at each bifurcation.
Another point of difference from Catenicella is the non-gemination of the cell at the dichotomy of a branch.
Some roots are reduplicated wholly or in part with a frequentative meaning, and there are traces of gemination of radicals.
British Dictionary definitions for gemination
/ (ˌdʒɛmɪˈneɪʃən) /
the act or state of being doubled or paired
the doubling of a consonant
the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, or clause for rhetorical effect
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