geminate
[ verb jem-uh-neyt; adjective, noun jem-uh-nit, -neyt ]
/ verb ˈdʒɛm əˌneɪt; adjective, noun ˈdʒɛm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /
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.
Nearby words
gemeinschaft, gemel bottle, gemellipara, gemfibrozil, gemfish, geminate, geminately, gemination, geminga, gemini, gemini telescope
Origin of geminate
1590–1600; < Latin geminātus doubled (past participle of gemināre), equivalent to gemin- double + -ātus -ate1
Related formsgem·i·nate·ly, adverbnon·gem·i·nate, adjective, noun
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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 Formsgeminately, adverb
Word Origin for geminate
C17: from Latin gemināre to double, from geminus born at the same time, twin
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Word Origin and History for geminate
geminate
"duplicated, found in pairs," 1590s, from Latin geminatus "twinned, equal," past participle of geminare "to double, repeat," related to geminus "twin," perhaps from PIE *yem- "to pair." As a verb, from 1630s. Related: Geminated; geminating.
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Medicine definitions for geminate
geminate
[ jĕm′ə-nĭt, -nāt′ ]
adj.
Occurring in pairs.
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