geminate
adjective
1. Forming a pair.
noun
1. a doubled or long consonant
- the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate
Definition categories: communication, consonant
verb
1. form by reduplication
Similar word(s): reduplicate
Definition categories: creation, double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate
2. occur in pairs
Similar word(s): pair
Definition categories: contact, occur
3. arrange in pairs
Similar word(s): pair
Definition categories: contact, arrange
4. arrange or combine in pairs
- The consonants are geminated in these words