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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
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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, adverbWord Origin for geminate
C17: from Latin gemināre to double, from geminus born at the same time, twin
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