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geminate

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnət/

The English word “geminate” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Forming a pair.
  2. Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled.

verb

  1. To arrange in pairs.
  2. To occur in pairs.

noun

  1. A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.

Etymology

First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).

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