geminate
11geminate — adj. [L. geminus, two fold] To double; occurring in pairs; twins …
12geminate — 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… …
13geminate — Occurring in pairs. SYN: geminous. [L. gemino, pp. atus, to double, fr. geminus, twin] * * * gem·i·nate jem ə nət, .nāt adj arranged in pairs * * * gem·i·nate (jemґĭ nāt) [L. geminatus] paired; occurring in pairs …
14geminate — Synonyms and related words: Janus like, ambidextrous, bifacial, bifold, biform, bilateral, binary, binate, biparous, bivalent, conduplicate, copy, disomatous, ditto, double, double faced, dual, dupe, duple, duplex, duplicate, geminated,… …
15geminate — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. coupled, doubled, paired; see matched , twin . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To make or become twice as great: double, duplicate, redouble, twin. See BIG, INCREASE. II adjective Composed of two parts or things:… …
16Geminate — Ge|mi|na|te 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Gramm.〉 Doppelkonsonant, zwei gleiche Konsonanten nebeneinander, im Deutschen nur noch in der Schrift als Zeichen für die Kürze des vorangehenden Vokals üblich, in anderen Sprachen, z. B. im Italien., zur… …
17geminate — gem·i·nate || dÊ’emɪnÉ™t v. double; arrange in pairs adj. paired; doubled …
18geminate — a. (Bot.) Doubled, twin, in pairs, binate …
19geminate — gem·i·nate …
20geminate — gem•i•nate v. [[t]ˈdʒɛm əˌneɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] nɪt, ˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. n. 1) to make or become doubled or paired 2) combined or arranged in pairs; coupled 3) phn a doubled consonant sound • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L… …
