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degemination

degemination noun: the inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period.

Noun

degemination (countable and uncountable, plural degeminations)

  1. (uncountable) The inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period.
  2. (countable) A particular instance of such change.

Forms of degemination

pluraldegeminations

Origin of degemination

From de- + gemination.

Questions about degemination

What does degemination mean?
Degemination means the inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period.
What part of speech is degemination?
Degemination is a noun.
What is the plural of degemination?
The plural of degemination is degeminations.

Words near degemination in the dictionary

  1. degelled
  2. degelling
  3. Degema
  4. degeminate
  5. degeminated
  6. degemination
  7. degeminations
  8. degen
  9. degender
  10. degendered
  11. degendering

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