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Gemini

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English

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Signs of the Zodiac
TaurusCancer
English Wikipedia has an article aboutGemini.
The constellation Gemini

Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromLatingeminī, plural ofgeminus(twin),calque ofAncient GreekΔίδυμοι(Dídumoi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/,/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪniː/
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Proper noun

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Gemini (symbol︎)

  1. (astronomy) Aconstellation of thezodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair oftwinsCastor and Pollux in Greekmythology. It contains the starsCastor,Pollux, andAlhena.
  2. (astrology) Thezodiac sign for thetwins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).
    • 2025 May 16th, “Gemini: May Legendary Wildcard”, inRise of the Half Moon:
      Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, spanning the 60–89th degrees. The Sun is inGemini from around 21 May to 20 June.
  3. (Greekmythology) The twin brothersCastor andPollux together.
    Synonym:Dioscuri
Derived terms
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Related terms
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Translations
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constellation
astrological sign

Noun

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Gemini (pluralGeminis)

  1. Someone who has the Geministar sign.
    Antonym:Sagittarius
    • 2022,Candice Carty-Williams,People Person, Trapeze, page304:
      Danny had decided he was going to try to give things a proper go with Marley’s mum, so was mainly uncontactable because, ironically, as aGemini, he wasn’t good at focusing on two things at once.
  2. (obsolete) Apair of something.
Synonyms
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Translations
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someone who has the Gemini star sign

Etymology 2

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Perhaps identical with the above (compareLatinēdepol(by Pollux),ēcastor(by Castor)), but perhaps more likely distinct in origin: compareDutchjemenie,jemie,Germangemine,jemine,Czechjémine, all ultimately shortened fromLatinIēsūdomine(O Lord Jesus).

Interjection

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Gemini

  1. Obsolete form ofjiminy(an expression of mildsurprise orannoyance).

Etymology 3

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Phono-semantic matching ofHindiजमना(jamnā), alternative form ofयमुना(yamunā).

Proper noun

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Gemini

  1. Obsolete form ofYamuna(a tributary of the Ganges).

See also

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Zodiac signs and symbols(layout ·text)

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Anagrams

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Latin

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LatinWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Fromgeminī(twins).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Geminī pl (genitiveGeminōrum);second declension

  1. (astronomy,astrology)Gemini(TheTwins)
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Inflection

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Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominativeGeminī
genitiveGeminōrum
dativeGeminīs
accusativeGeminōs
ablativeGeminīs
vocativeGeminī

Descendants

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See also

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Zodiac signs in Latin(layout ·text)

Ariēs

Taurus

Geminī

Cancer

Leō

Virgō

Lībra

Scorpiō

Sagittārius

Capricornus

Aquārius

Piscēs

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatingemini.

Proper noun

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Gemini ?

  1. (astronomy)Gemini(constellation)
    Synonyms:Gémeos,Gêmeos
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