Etymology

geminate

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Today it means: Forming a pair. Full definition →

Latin geminātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromgeminātus
  2. English todaygeminate

First attested in 1589; borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”), see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3).

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