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jugate

The English word “jugate” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Forming a pair.

noun

  1. A portrait which depicts two side-by-side subjects with relative proximity.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iugātus (“yoked together in pairs”), perfect passive participle of iugō (“to yoke”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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