 geminate |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a doubled or long consonant | |
| Examples: | "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate" |
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| Related terms: | consonant | |
| 2. | [ verb ] arrange in pairs | |
| Synonyms: | pair | |
| Examples: | "Pair these numbers" |
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| Related terms: | arrange couple | |
| 3. | [ verb ] occur in pairs | |
| Synonyms: | pair | |
| Related terms: | occur | |
| 4. | [ verb ] form by reduplication | |
| Synonyms: | reduplicate | |
| Examples: | "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel" "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" |
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| Related terms: | duplicate linguistics | |
| 5. | [ verb ] arrange or combine in pairs | |
| Examples: | "The consonants are geminated in these words" |
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| Related terms: | double gemination | |
| Similar spelling: |
gemination |
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