Geminate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To double.
  • v. To arrange in pairs.
  • v. Linguistics To make into a geminate.
  • verb-intransitive. To occur in pairs.
  • verb-intransitive. Linguistics To become a geminate.
  • adj. Forming a pair; doubled.
  • n. Linguistics A double or long consonant, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Forming a pair.
  • v. To arrange in pairs.
  • v. To occur in pairs.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin.
  • v. To double.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To double.
  • To become double.
  • Twin; combined in pairs; binate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a doubled or long consonant
  • v. form by reduplication
  • v. arrange in pairs
  • v. occur in pairs
  • v. arrange or combine in pairs
  • Verb Form
    geminated    geminates    geminating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    consonant    reduplicate    duplicate    repeat    double    replicate    arrange    set up    occur   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    gemination   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    binate    twin    double   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    disseminate    emanate    inseminate