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Definition of Gemination
1. Noun. The doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect).
2. Noun. The act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something. "This kind of duplication is wasteful"
Definition of Gemination
1. n. A doubling; duplication; repetition.
Definition of Gemination
1. Noun. (phonetics) A phenomenon when a consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is done normally. ¹
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Definition of Gemination
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gemination
1. Embryologic partial division of a primordium. For example, gemination of a single tooth germ results in two partially or completely separated crowns on a single root. Origin: L. Geminatio, a doubling (05 Mar 2000)