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Gemini

Syllabification: (Gem·i·ni)
Pronunciation: /ˈjeməˌnī, -ˌnē/
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Definition of Gemini
  • 1 Astronomy a northern constellation (the Twins), said to represent the mythological twins Castor and Pollux, whose names are given to its two brightest stars. See Dioscuri.
  • (as genitive Geminorum /ˌjeməˈnôrəm/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Eta Geminorum
  • 2 Astrology the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about May 21.
  • (a Gemini) (plural Geminis) a person born when the sun is in the sign of Gemini.
  • 3a series of twelve manned orbiting space missions, launched by the US in the 1960s in preparation for the Apollo program.

Derivatives

Geminian

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

Origin:

Latin, plural of geminus 'twin'

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