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degeminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
degem-i-nate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to lose gemination

Intransitive verb

verb

to remove gemination

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + geminate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

degeminates (present, singular) degeminating (participle, present) degeminated (participle, past) degeminated (past)

Questions

What does degeminate mean?
to lose gemination
Where does degeminate come from?
From de- + geminate.

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