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GEMINATE
geminate
(noun) a doubled or long consonant; âthe ânâ in âthinnessâ is a geminateâ
geminate
(verb) arrange or combine in pairs; âThe consonants are geminated in these wordsâ
pair, geminate
(verb) arrange in pairs; âPair these numbersâ
pair, geminate
(verb) occur in pairs
reduplicate, geminate
(verb) form by reduplication; âThe consonant reduplicates after a short vowelâ; âThe morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the wordâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
geminate (not comparable)
Forming a pair.
(phonology) Of a consonant, pronounced longer and considered as being doubled
Synonyms
• geminated
Verb
geminate (third-person singular simple present geminates, present participle geminating, simple past and past participle geminated)
To arrange in pairs.
To occur in pairs.
Noun
geminate (plural geminates)
(phonology) A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.
Source: Wiktionary
Gem"i*nate, a. Etym: [L. geminatus, p.p. of genimare to double. See Gemini.] (Bot.)
Definition: In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate flowers. Gray.
Gem"i*nate, v. t.
Definition: To double. [R.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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