gemination
Plural: geminations
Noun
- the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
- the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
- A doubling.
- The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnis (“a doubling”).
Synonyms
consonant lengthening, duplication
Scrabble Score: 13
gemination is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordgemination is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 17
gemination is a valid Words With Friends word