geminate

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geminate Definition

• (n) a doubled or long consonant; "the `n'' in `thinness'' is a geminate"
• (v) form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"
• (v) occur in pairs
• (v) arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"
• (v) arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words"

geminate Synonyms

• geminate
• pair
• reduplicate