gemination

[ jem-uh-ney-shuhn ]

/ ˌdʒɛm əˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

a doubling; duplication; repetition.

Phonetics. the doubling of a consonantal sound.

Rhetoric. the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, etc., for rhetorical effect.

Origin of gemination

1590–1600; <Latin geminātiōn- (stem of geminātiō), equivalent to gemināt(us) (see geminate) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby gemination

gemel bottle, gemellipara, gemfibrozil, gemfish, geminate, gemination, Geminga, Gemini, Geminian, Geminiani, Geminid

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Example sentences from the Web for gemination

An important generic character consists in the gemination of the cell at each bifurcation.
Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray
Some roots are reduplicated wholly or in part with a frequentative meaning, and there are traces of gemination of radicals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1|Various
No wonder if St. John proposed them in this gemination to our second thoughts.
Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John|William Alexander

British Dictionary definitions for gemination

gemination

/ (ˌdʒɛmɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the act or state of being doubled or paired

the doubling of a consonant

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

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Medical definitions for gemination

gemination

[ jĕm′ə-nā′shən ]

n.

Embryologic partial division of a primordium, as of a single tooth germ forming two teeth.

单词	gemination
释义	gemination [ jem-uh-ney-shuhn ] / ˌdʒɛm əˈneɪ ʃən / noun a doubling; duplication; repetition. Phonetics. the doubling of a consonantal sound. Rhetoric. the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, etc., for rhetorical effect. Origin of gemination 1590–1600; <Latin geminātiōn- (stem of geminātiō), equivalent to gemināt(us) (see geminate) + -iōn--ion Words nearby gemination gemel bottle, gemellipara, gemfibrozil, gemfish, geminate, gemination, Geminga, Gemini, Geminian, Geminiani, Geminid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gemination An important generic character consists in the gemination of the cell at each bifurcation. Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.\|John MacGillivray Some roots are reduplicated wholly or in part with a frequentative meaning, and there are traces of gemination of radicals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1\|Various No wonder if St. John proposed them in this gemination to our second thoughts. Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John\|William Alexander British Dictionary definitions for gemination gemination / (ˌdʒɛmɪˈneɪʃən) / noun the act or state of being doubled or paired the doubling of a consonant the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, or clause for rhetorical effect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for gemination gemination [ jĕm′ə-nā′shən ] n. Embryologic partial division of a primordium, as of a single tooth germ forming two teeth. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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