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geminate vs repeat

repeat vs geminate

geminate and repeat both are nouns.

geminate and repeat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geminate Yes No Yes No
repeat Yes No Yes No
As verbs, repeat is a hypernym of geminate; that is, repeat is a word with a broader meaning than geminate:
  • geminate: form by reduplication
  • repeat: make or do or perform again
Other hypernyms of geminate include double, duplicate, reduplicate, replicate.
geminate (noun) repeat (noun)
a doubled or long consonant an event that repeats
geminate (verb) repeat (verb)
arrange or combine in pairs happen or occur again
arrange in pairs to say, state, or perform again
occur in pairs to say again or imitate
form by reduplication make or do or perform again
repeat an earlier theme of a composition
do over
Difference between geminate and repeat

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