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Meaning of gemination | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. A doubling.
    countable, uncountable
  2. 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

Equivalents

العربية تشديد تضعيف
Deutsch Gemination Keimung
Ελληνικά διπλασιασμός
Español geminación
Suomi geminaatio kahdennus
Français gémination
हिन्दी गुरुत्व
Italiano geminazione geminazione consonantica raddoppiamento
日本語 長子音
ქართული გაორმაგება
Polski geminacja
Português geminação
Русский гемина́ция удвоение

Examples

“bilateral gemination of the maxillary central incisors”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Gemini Geminian Geminid geminin geminite geminivirid

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