gemination

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A doubling.
2. (countable, uncountable) The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.

Synonyms

duplication

redoubling

regurgitation

rehash

reiteration

repeating

doubling

repetition

reduplication

Translations

geminación

geminação

gémination

Gemination

geminació

geminazione

duplicazione

verdubbeling

duplicação

replicação

Geminação

تَشْدِيد

çift yapma

duplicat

Wiederholung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnis (“a doubling”).