How to pronounce geminate
American English pronunciation
JEM-ih-nit
- IPA
- /ˈdʒɛmɪnɪt/
- Syllables
- JEM · ih · nit (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What geminate means
Coming in pairs, or doubled
In a sentence: The plant had geminate leaves, two growing side by side at every spot on the stem.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning doubled, from a verb meaning to double. It dates from 1589.
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