geminate

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: reduplicatepair

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a doubled or long consonant“the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate”

Verb (4)

  1. form by reduplication“The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel”“The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word”Synonyms: reduplicate
  2. occur in pairsSynonyms: pair
  3. arrange in pairs“Pair these numbers”Synonyms: pair
  4. arrange or combine in pairs“The consonants are geminated in these words”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Geminate \Gem"i*nate\, a. [L. geminatus, p. p. of genimare to double. See Gemini.] (Bot.) In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate flowers. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
Geminate \Gem"i*nate\, v. t. To double. [R.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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