gemini
IPA: dʒˈɛmʌnaɪ
Root Word: Gemini
noun
- (astronomy) 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.
- (astrology) The zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).
- (Greek mythology) The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.
- Someone who has the Gemini star sign.
- (obsolete) A pair of something.
- Obsolete form of Yamuna (“a tributary of the Ganges”). [The largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.]
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Examples of "gemini" in Sentences
- My sign of zodiac is the gemini.
- Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
- I read it from the NASA gemini familiarization manual.
- This corresponds to the symbols the Gemini constellation represents.
- Apparently it was called the 'Gemini' in the pilot of Lost in Space.
- That interval is called Gemini in the context of the tropical zodiac.
- It was used as part of the escape equipment for the Gemini spacecraft.
- The role of the father is played by legendary thespian Gemini Ganesan.
- It was located in the constellation Auriga near the border to Lynx and Gemini.
- In modern times, the sun appears in the constellation Gemini during this time.
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