gemination

Other forms: geminations

Definitions of gemination
  1. noun
    the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
    synonyms: duplication
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    type of:
    copying
    an act of copying
  2. noun
    the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
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    type of:
    repetition
    the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
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