doubling

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doubling

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of double

noun doublings

  1. countable, uncountable The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two. In an article concerning Yunnan, it pointed out that the efforts of the Nuchiang Lisu Autonomous Chou’s party committee had resulted in a doubling of minorities cadres since 1965, and that many of these persons had assumed the first and second positions in leadership squads at different levels.
  2. countable, uncountable The act of turning around, or doubling back.
  3. countable, uncountable A pleat or fold.
  4. archaic, countable, uncountable A trick; double-dealing.

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Closest in meaning: dual, twofold, two-fold, multiply, redoubling, duplication, duplicative, replica, twinning, replication, duplicate, multiplying, multiplier, clitic, multiplication, mirroring

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noun The process or an instance of making something double

Españoldesdoblamiento
Portuguêsdesdobramento
Françaisdédoublement
Italianoraddoppiatura, sdoppiamento

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@misc{doubling_2026,
  title = {doubling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doubling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}