noun🔗ShareA doubled or repeated letter or speech sound."In the word "broccoli," the double "c" is a geminate. "languagegrammarlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo arrange in pairs."The teacher asked the students to geminate the index cards so they could easily compare similar concepts. "groupactionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo occur in pairs."During cell division, chromosomes geminate, ensuring each new cell receives a complete set of genetic material. "languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareForming a pair."The twins had geminate birthdays, celebrating on the same day. "languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf a consonant, pronounced longer and considered as being doubled"The Italian word "pizza" has a geminate consonant; you hold the "z" sound longer than a single "z". "phoneticslanguagelinguisticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
