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Gemini

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛmɪnʌɪ, -ni/
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Definition of Gemini
  • 1 Astronomy a northern constellation (the Twins), said to represent the twins Castor and Pollux, whose names are given to its two brightest stars. See Dioscuri.
  • 2 Astrology the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 21 May.
  • (a Gemini) (plural Geminis) a person born when the sun is in the sign of Gemini.
  • 3a series of twelve manned American orbiting spacecraft, launched in the 1960s in preparation for the Apollo programme.

Derivatives

Geminian

Pronunciation: /dʒɛmɪˈniːən/
noun & adjective
Gemini (sense 2).

Origin:

Latin, plural of geminus 'twin'

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