geminateadjective
/ˈdʒem.ɪ.nət/specializedGeminate speech sounds are exactly the same and one is said immediately after the other:
geminate consonants
geminatenoun [ C ]
/ˈdʒem.ɪ.nət/specializedGeminates are speech sounds that are exactly the same, and one is said immediately after the other:
the analysis of initial geminates in a language
geminateverb
/ˈdʒem.ɪ.neɪt/specializedto repeat a speech sound:
The middle consonant can be geminated.