geminate
/dʒɛmə,neɪt/
verbnoun
8 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1
Arrange in pairs.
2
Form by reduplication.
3
Occur in pairs.
4
NOUNArrange or combine in pairs.
“The consonants are geminated in these words”
1
A doubled or long consonant.
“the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate”
WORD FORMS
Related formgemination
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineminategay
Starts & ends withG … E
Syllablesgem · i · nate
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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