GEMINATE


Meaning of GEMINATE in English

— geminately , adv.

v. /jem"euh nayt'/ ; adj. , n. /jem"euh nit, -nayt'/ , v. , geminated, geminating , adj. , n.

v.t. , v.i.

1. to make or become doubled or paired.

adj.

2. Also, geminated . combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.

n.

3. Phonet. a doubled consonant sound.

[ 1590-1600; geminatus doubled (ptp. of geminare ), equiv. to gemin- double + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .