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    geminate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word geminate

    Definition
    (noun) a doubled or long consonant
    Example Sentence
    • the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate
    Definition
    (verb) form by reduplication
    Synonyms : reduplicate
    Example Sentence
    • The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
    • The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
    Definition
    (verb) occur in pairs
    Synonyms : pair
    Definition
    (verb) arrange in pairs
    Synonyms : pair
    Example Sentence
    • Pair these numbers
    Definition
    (verb) arrange or combine in pairs
    Example Sentence
    • The consonants are geminated in these words
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