noun🔗ShareGeminadaA doubled or repeated letter or speech sound."In the word "broccoli," the double "c" is a geminate. "En la palabra "brócoli", la doble "c" es una geminada.languagegrammarlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGeminar, emparejarTo arrange in pairs."The teacher asked the students to geminate the index cards so they could easily compare similar concepts. "El profesor pidió a los estudiantes que geminaran las tarjetas de índice para que pudieran comparar fácilmente conceptos similares.groupactionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGeminar, aparecer en paresTo occur in pairs."During cell division, chromosomes geminate, ensuring each new cell receives a complete set of genetic material. "Durante la división celular, los cromosomas se geminan, asegurando que cada célula nueva reciba un conjunto completo de material genético.languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGemelo, duplicadoForming a pair."The twins had geminate birthdays, celebrating on the same day. "Los gemelos tuvieron cumpleaños gemelos, celebrando el mismo día.languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGeminadaOf a consonant, pronounced longer and considered as being doubled"The Italian word "pizza" has a geminate consonant; you hold the "z" sound longer than a single "z". "La palabra italiana "pizza" tiene una consonante geminada; se mantiene el sonido "z" más tiempo que una "z" simple.phoneticslanguagelinguisticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
