gemination

英 [ˌdʒemɪ'neɪʃən] 美 [ˌdʒemə'neɪʃən]

• n. [语]子音的重复；[生物]双生

英英释义

Noun:

1. the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)

2. the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something;

   "this kind of duplication is wasteful"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• duplication 复制