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geminate

[ verb jem-uh-neyt; adjective, noun jem-uh-nit, -neyt ]
/ verb ˈdʒɛm əˌneɪt; adjective, noun ˈdʒɛm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing.
to make or become doubled or paired.
adjective
Also gem·i·nat·ed. combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.
noun
Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.
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Origin of geminate

1590–1600; <Latin geminātus doubled (past participle of gemināre), equivalent to gemin- double + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM geminate

gem·i·nate·ly, adverbnon·gem·i·nate, adjective, noun

Words nearby geminate

gemclip, gemeinschaft, gemel bottle, gemfibrozil, gemfish, geminate, gemination, Geminga, Gemini, Geminian, Geminiani
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Words related to geminate

dual, binary, coupled, duplex, duplicate, paired, repeated, second, twice, twin, accompanying, copied, corresponding, double, joint, like, matched, parallel, same, biformed

How to use geminate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for geminate

geminate
adjective (ˈdʒɛmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) Also: geminated
combined in pairs; doubleda geminate leaf; a geminate consonant
verb (ˈdʒɛmɪˌneɪt)
to arrange or be arranged in pairsthe ``t''s in ``fitted'' are geminated

Derived forms of geminate

geminately, adverb

Word Origin for geminate

C17: from Latin gemināre to double, from geminus born at the same time, twin
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