gemination

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	copying,
definition	:	an act of copying (noun.act)

2. the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	repetition,
definition	:	the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device (noun.communication)

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

derivation	:	duplicate,
definition	:	make a duplicate or duplicates of (verb.creation)

4. the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	geminate,
definition	:	arrange or combine in pairs (verb.change)

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

derivation	:	duplicate,
definition	:	make a duplicate or duplicates of (verb.creation)

6. the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	geminate,
definition	:	arrange or combine in pairs (verb.change)