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Meaning of GEMINATION

Pronunciation:  `jemu'neyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful"
  2. [n]  the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
 
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 Synonyms: duplication
 
 See Also: copying, repetition

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. geminatio.]
A doubling; duplication; repetition. [R.] --Boyle.
 

 

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