Meanings
- pluralplural onlyastrologyThe constellation and zodiacal sign Gemini.
‘Today I seek Gemini,’ he said. ‘The Heavenly Twins.’
1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 421 more example
Another symbol was a Pile of Bricks, referring to the building of the first city and the fratricidal brothers — the Romulus and Remus of Roman legend; although thus with a very different character from that generally assigned to our Heavenly Twins. Similarly Sayce says that the Sumerian name for the month May-June, when the sun was in Gemini, signified "Bricks" (?).
1899, Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-Names and their Meaning, New York: G.E. Stechert, page 225Synonyms: Twins
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe constellation and zodiacal sign Gemini.
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Heavenly Twins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heavenly%20Twins
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