geminate

noun

  1. 1

    a doubled or long consonant

    the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate

verb

  1. 1

    arrange or combine in pairs

    The consonants are geminated in these words

  2. 2

    arrange in pairs

    Pair these numbers

  3. 3

    occur in pairs

  4. 4

    form by reduplication

    The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel

    The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word

Synonyms

Also useful for “geminate”:Unscrambler