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gemination

/ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
gem-i-na-tion
IPA
/ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doubling.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin geminus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin geminō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnisbor. English gemination Borrowed from Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnis (“a doubling”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • British English: /ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

geminations (plural)

Derived Forms

degemination

Frequently Paired Words

geminate geminative Gemini twinning

Synonyms

consonant lengthening duplication

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce gemination?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.
What does gemination mean?
A doubling.
Where does gemination come from?
Etymology tree Latin geminus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin geminō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnisbor. English gemination Borrowed from Latin geminātiō, geminātiōnis (“a doubling”).

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