gemination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A doubling.
The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.

/ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ /ˌd͡ʒɛm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gemination.wav

gemination geminations

Borrowed from Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnis (“a doubling”).

consonant lengthening

geminate geminative Gemini twinning

degemination

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