I. ˈje-mə-nət, -ˌnāt 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 “night”)
II. -ˌnāt verb
( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )
Date: circa 1637
transitive verb
: to make geminate
intransitive verb
: to be or become geminate
• gem·i·na·tion ˌje-mə-ˈnā-shən noun