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Forming a pair. examples
(phonology) Of a consonant, pronounced longer and considered as being doubled quotations
For example, Martin (2007) notes that compounds in several languages (including English and Turkish) violate the general phonological principles in the language (e.g., English only allows geminate consonants in compounds).
2008, Sara Finley, Review of “The Representation and Processing of Compound Words”
third-person singular simple present geminates, present participle geminating, simple past and past participle geminated
To arrange in pairs. examples
To occur in pairs. examples
plural geminates
(phonology) A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.