geminate

1 of 2

adjective

gem·i·nate ˈje-mə-nət

-ˌnāt

: arranged in pairs : duplicate

: being a sequence of identical speech sounds (as in meanness or Italian notte \ˈnȯt-te\ "night")

geminate

2 of 2

verb

gem·i·nate ˈje-mə-ˌnāt

geminated; geminating

transitive verb

: to make geminate

intransitive verb

: to be or become geminate

gemination

ˌje-mə-ˈnā-shən

noun

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin geminatus, past participle of geminare to double, from geminus twin

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1637, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of geminate was in the 15th century

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geminate

adjective

gem·i·nate ˈjem-ə-nət, -ˌnāt

: arranged in pairs

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