English Explanatory Dictionary

degemination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period.
  2. A particular instance of such change.

Word forms

degemination degeminations

Etymology

From de- + gemination.

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