Geminate — Gem i*nate, a. [L. geminatus, p. p. of genimare to double. See {Gemini}.] (Bot.) In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate flowers. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geminate — Gem i*nate, v. t. To double. [R.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geminate — (adj.) duplicated, found in pairs, 1590s, from L. geminatus twinned, equal, pp. of geminare to double, repeat, related to geminus twin, perhaps from PIE *yem to pair. As a verb, from 1630s. Related: Geminated; geminating … Etymology dictionary
geminate — [jem′ə nāt΄] adj. [< L geminatus, pp. of geminare, to double < geminus, twin] growing or combined in pairs; coupled vt. geminated, geminating to arrange in pairs; double vi. to become doubled or paired gemination n … English World dictionary
geminate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin geminatus, past participle of geminare to double, from geminus twin Date: 15th century 1. arranged in pairs ; duplicate 2. being a sequence of identical speech sounds (as in meanness or Italian notte ˈnȯt te… … New Collegiate Dictionary
geminate — 1. adjective Forming a pair. For example, Martin (2007) notes that compounds in several languages (including English and Turkish) violate the general phonological principles in the language (e.g., English only allows geminate consonants in… … Wiktionary
geminate Phonetics — adjective dʒɛmɪneɪt, nət consisting of identical adjacent speech sounds; doubled. verb dʒɛmɪneɪt double or repeat (a speech sound). Derivatives gemination noun Origin ME (in sense duplicate, doubled ): from L. geminat , geminare double, pair with … English new terms dictionary
geminate recombination — dvynių rekombinacija statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. geminate recombination vok. zwillingsartige Rekombination, f rus. парная рекомбинация, f pranc. recombinaison géminée, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
Geminate — Gemination (lateinisch: geminare = verdoppeln, von gemini = Zwillinge) bezeichnet Dopplungen von Buchstaben oder Worten im sprachlichen Bereich, sowie die damit einhergehenden sprachlichen Phänomene, wie z. B. eine gelängte Aussprache.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
geminate — adj. [L. geminus, two fold] To double; occurring in pairs; twins … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
