geminate

• geminate

geminate

Noun

a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"

Synonyms:

• geminate

Verb

form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"

Synonyms:

• reduplicate
• geminate

Verb

occur in pairs

Synonyms:

• pair
• geminate

Verb

arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"

Synonyms:

• pair
• geminate

Verb

arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words"

Synonyms:

• geminate