What does degemination mean?
Degemination means (phonetics, uncountable) The inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period..
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(phonetics, uncountable) The inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period..
Use degemination when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Degemination means (phonetics, uncountable) The inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use degemination where its definition matches the intended context.
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