Definitions
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- noun phonetics, uncountable inverse process of
gemination , when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period - noun countable a particular instance of such change
Etymologies
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de- + gemination
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Examples
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English was first written down phonetically and therefore this little slip of the tongue which is called degemination, technically was written this way to reflect the sound.
I am a cat. I can not use this. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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BTW, i think that the fact that “cannot” underwent degemination at some point in time is a good clue that english speakers treat it as one word… we usually don’t do things like that across word boundaries.
I am a cat. I can not use this. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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