Gemination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˌɛmᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˌɛmɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˌɛmɪnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dʒˌɛmᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

this kind of duplication is wasteful

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

duplication

Parts of Speech

noun	the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
noun	the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something “this kind of duplication is wasteful”

Word Forms

geminate	verb	arrange or combine in pairs
duplicate	verb	make a duplicate or duplicates of

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

gémination

le dédoublement d'un mot ou d'une phrase (comme pour l'effet rhétorique)

🇪🇸Spanish

geminación

la duplicación de una palabra o frase (en cuanto al efecto retórico)

🇮🇹Italian

geminazione

il raddoppio di una parola o di una frase (come per l'effetto retorico)

🇳🇱Dutch

verdubbeling

de verdubbeling van een woord of zin (zoals voor retorisch effect)

🇵🇹Portuguese

geminação

a duplicação de uma palavra ou frase (como para efeito retórico)

🇷🇺Russian

удвоение

удвоение слова или фразы (что касается риторического эффекта)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुगना हो जाना

किसी शब्द या वाक्यांश को दोगुना करना (अलंकारिक प्रभाव के लिए)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜெமினேஷன்

ஒரு சொல் அல்லது சொற்றொடரை இரட்டிப்பாக்குதல் (சொல்லாட்சி விளைவைப் பொறுத்தவரை)

🇮🇳Telugu

జెమినేషన్

పదం లేదా పదబంధాన్ని రెట్టింపు చేయడం (వాక్చాతుర్య ప్రభావం కోసం)

🇮🇳Marathi

जेमिनेशन

शब्द किंवा वाक्यांश दुप्पट करणे (वक्तृत्व प्रभावासाठी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રત્ન

શબ્દ અથવા શબ્દસમૂહનું બમણું થવું (રેટરિકલ અસર માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೆಮಿನೇಷನ್

ಪದ ಅಥವಾ ಪದಗುಚ್ಛದ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ (ವಾಕ್ಚಾತುರ್ಯದ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕ್ಕಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജെമിനേഷൻ

ഒരു വാക്കിൻ്റെയോ വാക്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഇരട്ടിപ്പിക്കൽ (വാചാടോപപരമായ ഫലത്തിന് വേണ്ടി)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

双生

单词或短语的双重使用（就修辞效果而言）

🇯🇵Japanese

ジェミネーション

単語またはフレーズを倍加すること（修辞効果に関して）

🇰🇷Korean

자음 중복

단어나 구를 두 배로 늘리는 것(수사적 효과의 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kết hạt

sự nhân đôi của một từ hoặc cụm từ (như để có tác dụng tu từ)

🇹🇭Thai

การผสมพันธุ์

การเสแสร้งของคำหรือวลี (สำหรับผลวาทศิลป์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

dobel

penggandaan kata atau frasa (untuk efek retoris)

🇲🇾Malay

permata

penggandaan perkataan atau frasa (untuk kesan retorik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنبات

مضاعفة الكلمة أو العبارة (أما بالنسبة للتأثير البلاغي)

🇮🇷Persian

جوانه زدن

دو برابر شدن یک کلمه یا عبارت (در مورد اثر بلاغی)

🇹🇷Turkish

ikizlenme

bir kelimenin veya ifadenin iki katına çıkarılması (retorik etki için olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גמינציה

הכפלה של מילה או ביטוי (באשר לאפקט רטורי)

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