单词 | geminate |
释义 | gem·i·nate ![]() v. gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing, gem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To double. 2. To arrange in pairs. 3. Linguistics To make into a geminate. v.intr. 1. To occur in pairs. 2. Linguistics To become a geminate. adj. (-nĭt, -nāt′) Forming a pair; doubled. n. (-nĭt, -nāt′) Linguistics A long or doubled consonant sound, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness. [Latin gemināre, gemināt-, from geminus, twin.] gem′i·nation n. |
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