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geminate

American  
[jem-uh-neyt, jem-uh-nit, -neyt] / ˈdʒɛm əˌneɪt, ˈdʒɛm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

geminated, geminating

  1. to make or become doubled or paired.

adjective

  1. Also geminated. combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.

noun

  1. Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.

geminate British  

adjective

  1. combined in pairs; doubled

    a geminate leaf

    a geminate consonant
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verb

  1. to arrange or be arranged in pairs

    the ``t''s in ``fitted'' are geminated
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Other Word Forms

  • geminately adverb
  • nongeminate adjective

Etymology

Origin of geminate

1590–1600; < Latin geminātus doubled (past participle of gemināre ), equivalent to gemin- double + -ātus -ate 1

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