English Explanatory Dictionary

geminate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Forming a pair.
  2. Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled.
verb
  1. To arrange in pairs.
  2. To occur in pairs.
noun
  1. A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geminate (adj).wav /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geminate (verb).wav

Word forms

geminate geminates geminating geminated

Etymology

First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).

Synonyms

paired doubled twinned geminated

Related words

Gemini

Derived words

geminately nongeminate bigeminate degeminate geminable geminatable gemination quadrigeminate trigeminate
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