English noun: gemination | |||
1. | gemination (communication) the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | repetition | ||
2. | gemination (act) the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something | ||
Samples | This kind of duplication is wasteful. | ||
Synonyms | duplication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | copying | ||