geminated

Variant of geminate

geminate definition

gemi·nate (jemə nāt′)

adjective

growing or combined in pairs; coupled

Etymology: < L geminatus, pp. of geminare, to double < geminus, twin

transitive verb geminated -·nat′ed, geminating -·nat′·ing

to arrange in pairs; double

intransitive verb

to become doubled or paired

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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