Added 9 October 2026
gemination
/ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ noun
Latin root: geminātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gemination at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect).
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The act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something.
this kind of duplication is wasteful
Origin
Borrowed from Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnis (“a doubling”).
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