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geminate
('/dZ//E/m/@/,n/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate flowers.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a doubled or long consonant(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The `n' in `thinness' is a geminate.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • form by reduplication(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    reduplicate
    source: wordnet30
  • occur in pairs(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    pair
    source: wordnet30
  • arrange in pairs(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • arrange or combine in pairs(verb.change)
    Example:
    The consonants are geminated in these words.
    source: wordnet30
  • To double.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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