geminate

Noun
  1. A doubled or long consonant (synset 107134484)
    "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
    is a type of: consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
Verb
  1. Form by reduplication (synset 201739437)
    "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"
    referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
    is a type of: double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate - make or do or perform again
    same as: reduplicate
  2. Occur in pairs (synset 201467994)
    is a type of: occur - to be found to exist
    same as: pair
    verb group: geminate, pair - arrange in pairs
  3. Arrange in pairs (synset 201467847)
    "Pair these numbers"
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
    same as: pair
    verb group: geminate, pair - occur in pairs
  4. Arrange or combine in pairs (synset 200247474)
    "The consonants are geminated in these words"
    is a type of: double, duplicate - increase twofold

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