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geminate vs reduplicate

reduplicate vs geminate

geminate is a noun but reduplicate is not a noun.

geminate and reduplicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geminate Yes No Yes No
reduplicate No No Yes No
As verbs, geminate and reduplicate are synonyms defined as:
  • geminate and reduplicate: form by reduplication
As verbs, reduplicate is a hypernym of geminate; that is, reduplicate is a word with a broader meaning than geminate:
  • geminate: form by reduplication
  • reduplicate: make or do or perform again
Other hypernyms of geminate include double, duplicate, repeat, replicate.
geminate (noun) reduplicate (noun)
a doubled or long consonant
geminate (verb) reduplicate (verb)
arrange or combine in pairs make or do or perform again
arrange in pairs form by reduplication
occur in pairs
form by reduplication
Difference between geminate and reduplicate

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