gemination

Definition of Gemination in English :

1. gemination

the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)

2. duplication, gemination

the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something

Example Sentences:
'this kind of duplication is wasteful'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gemination

noun

1.

the act or state of being doubled or paired

2.

the doubling of a consonant

3.

the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, or clause for rhetorical effect

v. gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing, gem·i·nates

v.tr.

1. To double.

2. To arrange in pairs.

3. Linguistics To make into a geminate.

v.intr.

1. To occur in pairs.

2. Linguistics To become a geminate.

adj. (-nĭt, -nāt′)

Forming a pair; doubled.

n. (-nĭt, -nāt′)
Linguistics

A long or doubled consonant sound, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness.