gem·i·nate
[v. jem-uh-neyt; adj., n. jem-uh-nit, -neyt] verb, gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing, adjective, noun 
əˌneɪt; 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; < Latin geminātus doubled (past participle of gemināre), equivalent to gemin- double + -ātus -ate1
1590–1600; < Latin geminātus doubled (past participle of gemināre), equivalent to gemin- double + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
gem·i·nate·ly, adverb
non·gem·i·nate, adjective, noun
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| geminate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | combined in pairs; doubled: a geminate leaf; a geminate consonant |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to arrange or be arranged in pairs: the ``t''s in ``fitted'' are geminated |
| [C17: from Latin gemināre to double, from geminus born at the same time, twin] | |
| 'geminately | |
| —adv | |
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Geminate
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| any one of a variety of ingressive, usually implosive, speech sounds produced by suction occlusion and plosive or affricative release |
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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
geminate gem·i·nate (jěm'ə-nĭt, -nāt')
adj.
Occurring in pairs.
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