Definitions for gemination
gem·i·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. geminationnoun

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

2. duplication, geminationnoun

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

   "this kind of duplication is wasteful"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. geminationnoun

   A phenomenon when a consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is done normally.

2. Etymology: From geminatio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Geminationnoun

   Repetition; reduplication.

   Etymology: from geminate.

   Be not afraid of them that kill the body: fear him, which, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, a gemination, which the present controversy shews not to have been causeless, fear him. Boyle.

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1. Gemination

   In phonetics and phonology, gemination (), or consonant lengthening (from Latin geminatio 'doubling', itself from gemini 'twins'), is an articulation of a consonant for a longer period of time than that of a singleton consonant. It is distinct from stress. Gemination is represented in many writing systems by a doubled letter and is often perceived as a doubling of the consonant. Some phonological theories use "doubling" as a synonym for gemination, others describe two distinct phenomena.Consonant length is a distinctive feature in certain languages, such as Arabic, Berber, Danish, Estonian, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Punjabi, Polish and Turkish. Other languages, such as English, do not have word-internal phonemic consonant geminates. Consonant gemination and vowel length are independent in languages like Arabic, Japanese, Finnish and Estonian; however, in languages like Italian, Norwegian and Swedish, vowel length and consonant length are interdependent. For example, in Norwegian and Swedish, a geminated consonant is always preceded by a short vowel, while an ungeminated consonant is preceded by a long vowel. A clear example are the Norwegian words tak [tɑːk] ('ceiling or roof' of a building), and takk [tɑkː] ('thanks').

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1. gemination

   Gemination is a phonetic or phonological process in linguistics wherein a consonant or vowel is pronounced for a longer period of time than it normally is (doubled or lengthened). The term comes from the Latin word "geminatio" which translates to "doubling". Gemination is frequently used in many languages around the world and often signifies a specific lexical or grammatical distinction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Geminationnoun

   a doubling; duplication; repetition

2. Etymology: [L. geminatio.]

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1. Gemination

   In phonetics, gemination or consonant elongation happens when a spoken consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than a short consonant. Gemination is distinct from stress and may appear independently of it. Gemination literally means "twinning", and is from the same Latin root as "Gemini". Consonant length is distinctive in some languages, for instance Arabic, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Classical Hebrew, Hungarian, Catalan, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Slovak and Tamil. Most languages do not have distinctive long consonants. Vowel length is distinctive in more languages than consonant length, although several languages feature both independently, or have interdependent vowel and consonant length.

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1. • Copying
   • Repetition

How to pronounce gemination?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gemination in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gemination in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gemination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gemination
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gemination
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gemination
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemination
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gemination
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gemination