degemination

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noun

The inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period.

OriginEnglish gemination ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundegemination (countable and uncountable, plural degeminations)

plural degeminations

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period.
  2. countableA particular instance of such change.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishgemination
  8. Englishdegemination

From de- + gemination.

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APA

degemination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degemination

MLA

“degemination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degemination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degemination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degemination.

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