gemination: Meaning and Definition of
gem•i•na•tion
Pronunciation: ( jem"u-nā'shun), [key]
— n.
- a doubling; duplication; repetition.
- the doubling of a consonantal sound.
- the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, etc., for rhetorical effect.
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