geminate
adjective/ˈdʒemɪneɪt/, /ˈdʒemɪnət/
/ˈdʒemɪneɪt/, /ˈdʒemɪnət/
(phonetics)- (of a speech sound) consisting of the same consonant pronounced twice, for example /kk/ in the middle of the word backcombWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin geminatus, past participle of geminare ‘double, pair with’, from geminus ‘twin’.
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