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gemination的意思

gemination

[,dm'nen]
  • n. 成双;并生;重复

gemination

英文词源


gemination (n.)
1590s, "a doubling," from Latin geminationem (nominative geminatio) "a doubling," noun of action from past participle stem of geminare "to double, repeat" (see geminate). In rhetoric, repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis.