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gemel

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛməl/

The English word “gemel” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A twin (also attributively).
  2. One of a pair of small bars placed together.
  3. A finger ring which splits into two horizontally.
  4. A pair of trees that fuse together, or are contained in the same trunk.

adjective

  1. Coupled; paired.

Etymology

From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”). The modern form is influenced by the Latin etymon.

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