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Gemini.

A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.

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name/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ//ˈd͡ʒɛmɪniː/

  1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.

  2. The zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).

  3. The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.

    Greek
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin geminī, plural of geminus (“twin”), calque of Ancient Greek Δίδυμοι (Dídumoi), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒈠𒀸 (māšu), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (ᵐᵘˡMAŠ.TAB.BA, “the Divine Twins, in Mesopotamia identified as Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea; name of constellation”). See Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea.

noun/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ//ˈd͡ʒɛmɪniː/

  1. Someone who has the Gemini star sign.

  2. A pair of something.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin geminī, plural of geminus (“twin”), calque of Ancient Greek Δίδυμοι (Dídumoi), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒈠𒀸 (māšu), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (ᵐᵘˡMAŠ.TAB.BA, “the Divine Twins, in Mesopotamia identified as Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea; name of constellation”). See Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea.

intj

  1. Obsolete form of jiminy (“an expression of mild surprise or annoyance”).

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Perhaps identical with the above (compare Latin ēdepol (“by Pollux”), ēcastor (“by Castor”)), but perhaps more likely distinct in origin: compare Dutch jemenie, jemie, German gemine, jemine, Czech jémine, all ultimately shortened from Latin Iēsū domine (“O Lord Jesus”).

name

  1. Obsolete form of Yamuna (“a tributary of the Ganges”).

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Phono-semantic matching of Hindi जमना (jamnā), alternative form of यमुना (yamunā).

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