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Definition of geminate:
a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" occur in pairs arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words" |