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geminate

/'dʒɛmə,neɪt/

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verb
arrange in pairs
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pair

type of:
arrange set up
verb
form by reduplication
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reduplicate

type of:
double reduplicate repeat replicate duplicate
verb
occur in pairs
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pair

type of:
occur
noun
a doubled or long consonant
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"the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"

type of:
consonant
verb
arrange or combine in pairs
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"The consonants are geminated in these words"

type of:
double duplicate

Examples of geminate

"the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
"The consonants are geminated in these words"