Gemination - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gemination :  (noun)
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]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Gemination : \Gem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. geminatio.] A doubling; duplication; repetition. [R.] --Boyle.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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