1. (

• geminate

) a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate" ;

1. (

• reduplicate ,
• geminate

) form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" ;

2. (

• pair ,
• geminate ,

) occur in pairs ;

3. (

• pair ,
• geminate

) arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" ;

4. (

• geminate

) arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words" ;