Geminate

[dʒeminit]

Definition

(noun.) a doubled or long consonant; 'the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate'.

(verb.) arrange or combine in pairs; 'The consonants are geminated in these words'.

Checker: Salvatore--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate flowers.

(v. t.) To double.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. (Bot.) Doubled, twin, in pairs.

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Definition

adj. (bot.) in pairs.—v.t. (rare) to double.—n. Geminā′tion a doubling: repetition of a word to add emphasis: (philol.) the doubling of a consonant originally single.

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