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gem⋅i⋅nate

  [v. jem-uh-neyt; adj., n. jem-uh-nit, -neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing, adjective, noun
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to make or become doubled or paired.
–adjective
2. Also, gem⋅i⋅nat⋅ed. combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.
–noun
3. Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L geminātus doubled (ptp. of gemināre), equiv. to gemin- double + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
gem⋅i⋅nate⋅ly, adverb
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gem·i·nate   (jěm'ə-nāt')   
v.   gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing, gem·i·nates

v.   tr.

  1. To double.

  2. To arrange in pairs.

  3. Linguistics To make into a geminate.

v.   intr.

  1. To occur in pairs.

  2. Linguistics To become a geminate.

adj.   (-nĭt, -nāt')
Forming a pair; doubled.
n.   Linguistics (-nĭt, -nāt')
A double or long consonant, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness.

[Latin gemināre, gemināt-, from geminus, twin.]
gem'i·na'tion n.
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Word Origin & History

geminate 
"duplicated," 1598, from L. geminatus, pp. of geminare "to double, repeat," related to geminus "twin" (cf. Gemini, c.1391, the constellation of the twins Castor and Pollux).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gem·i·nate
Pronunciation: 'jem-&-n&t, -"nAt
Function: adjective
: arranged in pairs
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

geminate gem·i·nate (jěm'ə-nĭt, -nāt')
adj.
Occurring in pairs.

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