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geminate

geminate

Noun

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

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geminate

Verb

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

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Verb

occur in pairs

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Verb

arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"

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Verb

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

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geminate