different between degemination vs gemination

English

de- +? gemination

degemination (countable and uncountable, plural degeminations)

(phonetics, uncountable) The inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period.
(countable) A particular instance of such change.

Borrowed from Latin gemin?ti?, gemin?ti?nis (“a doubling”).

gemination (countable and uncountable, plural geminations)

A doubling.
bilateral gemination of the maxillary central incisors
(phonetics) A phenomenon when a consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is done normally.

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