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repeat vs geminate

geminate vs repeat

repeat and geminate both are nouns.

repeat and geminate both are verbs.

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

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