Meanings
plural geminations
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.
Synonyms: consonant lengthening
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.
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nounthe act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
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Origin
- Latingeminus
- Latingeminō
- Latingeminātiō, geminātiōnis
- Englishgemination
Borrowed from Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnis (“a doubling”).
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Arabic تَشْدِيد, تَضْعِيف
- تَشْدِيد (tašdīd)phonetical phenomenon
- تَضْعِيف (taḍʕīf)phonetical phenomenon
Bulgarian удвояване
- удвояване (udvojavane)phonetical phenomenon
Catalan geminació
- geminacióphonetical phenomenon
Chinese Mandarin 輔音延長 /辅音延长
- 輔音延長 /辅音延长phonetical phenomenon
Czech zdvojení
- zdvojeníphonetical phenomenon
Esperanto konsonanta plilongigo
- konsonanta plilongigophonetical phenomenon
Finnish geminaatio
- geminaatiophonetical phenomenon
French gémination
- géminationphonetical phenomenon
German Gemination
- Geminationphonetical phenomenon
Greek διπλασιασμός
- διπλασιασμός (diplasiasmós)phonetical phenomenon
Italian geminazione, geminazione consonantica
- geminazionephonetical phenomenon
- geminazione consonanticaphonetical phenomenon
- raddoppiamentophonetical phenomenon
Japanese 長子音
- 長子音 (chōshiin)phonetical phenomenon
Polish geminacja
- geminacjaphonetical phenomenon
Portuguese geminação
- geminaçãophonetical phenomenon
Russian удвое́ние, гемина́ция
- удвое́ние (udvojénije)phonetical phenomenon
- гемина́ция (geminácija)phonetical phenomenon
Spanish geminación
- geminaciónphonetical phenomenon
Tagalog sakambal
- sakambalphonetical phenomenon
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gemination
Cite this entry
gemination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemination
“gemination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gemination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemination.
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