gemination

2 definitions found

gemination - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gemination \Gem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. geminatio.]
     A doubling; duplication; repetition. [R.] --Boyle.
     [1913 Webster]

gemination - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gemination
      n 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, gemination]