geminate English

Meaning geminate meaning

What does geminate mean?

geminate

— noun a doubled or long consonant the 'n' in 'thinness' is a geminate

— verb arrange or combine in pairs The consonants are geminated in these words

— verb (= pair) arrange in pairs Pair these numbers

— verb (= pair) occur in pairs

— verb (= reduplicate) form by reduplication The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word

Synonyms geminate synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as geminate?

geminate English » English

double

pair

twin

repeat

reduplicate

redouble

twinned

reduplicated

pairing

paired

make double

duplication

duplicated

dual