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) arrange in pairs

  "Pair these numbers"

  synonyms : pair

• (verb) occur in pairs

  synonyms : pair

• (verb) form by reduplication

  "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel", "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"

  synonyms : reduplicate

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