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Gemini

ge·mini

UK/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/ US/ˈd͡ʒɛmɪniː/ uncommon obsolete

noun

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(astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini

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the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20

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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.

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