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      gemination
      noun
      the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
      the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
      Roots
      geminusgemin- · Latin · twin, doubledatio-ation · Latin · act or process of
      Words related to gemination
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