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geminate

Phonetics
Definition of geminate

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛmɪneɪt, -nət/
  • consisting of identical adjacent speech sounds; doubled: consonants motivating a short vowel were all originally geminate

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛmɪneɪt/
[with object]
  • double or repeat (a speech sound): a medial liquid is geminated over two syllables

Derivatives

gemination

Pronunciation: /-ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin geminatus, past participle of geminare 'double, pair with', from geminus 'twin'

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Definition of geminate in the US English dictionary

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