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Definitions of geminate:

  • noun:   a doubled or long consonant
    Example: "The `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
  • verb:   arrange or combine in pairs
    Example: "The consonants are geminated in these words"
  • verb:   arrange in pairs
  • verb:   occur in pairs
  • verb:   form by reduplication


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