Associations to the word «Gemination»
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Wiktionary
GEMINATION, noun. (phonetics) A phenomenon when a consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is done normally.
Dictionary definition
GEMINATION, noun. The doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect).
GEMINATION, noun. The act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.