gemini
/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.38 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
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.
name
The zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).
name
Example Sentences
- "Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, spanning the 60–89th degrees. The Sun is in Gemini from around 21 May to 20 June."
- "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 a Gemini, he wasn’t good at focusing on two things at once."
- "I haue grated vpon my good friends for three Repreeues for you, and your Coach-fellow Nim; or elſe you had look’d through the grate, like a Geminy of Baboones: […]"
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: geminī
Usage
Inflected Forms
♊︎ (symbol)
Geminis (plural)