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.
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, adverb non·gem·i·nate, adjective, nounWords nearby geminate
gemeinschaft,
gemel bottle,
gemellipara,
gemfibrozil,
gemfish,
geminate,
gemination,
geminga,
gemini,
gemini telescope,
geminian
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British Dictionary definitions for geminate
geminate
adjective (ˈdʒɛmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) Also: geminated
combined in pairs; doubled
a geminate leaf; a geminate consonant
verb (ˈdʒɛmɪˌneɪt)
to arrange or be arranged in pairs
the ``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
Medical definitions for geminate
geminate
[ jĕm′ə-nĭt, -nāt′ ]
adj.
Occurring in pairs.