Geminate - Definition
geminate
n 1: a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a
geminate"
v 1: form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a
short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to
emphasize the meaning of the word" [syn: reduplicate,
geminate]
2: occur in pairs [syn: pair, geminate]
3: arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" [syn: pair,
geminate]
4: arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in
these words"