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gem⋅i⋅na⋅tion

  [jem-uh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a doubling; duplication; repetition.
2. Phonetics. the doubling of a consonantal sound.
3. Rhetoric. the immediate repetition of a word, phrase, etc., for rhetorical effect.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L geminātiōn- (s. of geminātiō), equiv. to gemināt(us) (see geminate ) + -iōn- -ion
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gem·i·nate   (jěm'ə-nāt')   
v.   gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing, gem·i·nates

v.   tr.

  1. To double.

  2. To arrange in pairs.

  3. Linguistics To make into a geminate.

v.   intr.

  1. To occur in pairs.

  2. Linguistics To become a geminate.

adj.   (-nĭt, -nāt')
Forming a pair; doubled.
n.   Linguistics (-nĭt, -nāt')
A double or long consonant, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness.

[Latin gemināre, gemināt-, from geminus, twin.]
gem'i·na'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gem·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: "jem-&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a doubling, duplication, or repetition;especially : a formation of two teeth from a single tooth germ
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gemination gem·i·na·tion (jěm'ə-nā'shən)
n.
Embryologic partial division of a primordium, as of a single tooth germ forming two teeth.

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