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gemel

/ˈd͡ʒɛməl/

gemel noun: a twin (also attributively).

Noun

gemel (plural gemels)

  1. (archaic) A twin (also attributively).
    • half a million which Demon considered henceforth as a loan his cousin should certainly refund him if sanity counted for something on this gemel planet.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 197
  2. One of a pair of small bars placed together.
    • two gemells silver between two griffins passant1698, John Strype, Life of the learned Sir Thomas Smith
  3. (historical) A finger ring which splits into two horizontally.
  4. A pair of trees that fuse together, or are contained in the same trunk.

Adjective

gemel (not comparable)

  1. Coupled; paired.
    • A bar gemel / Two bars gemels, or two barrulets placed near and parallel to each other.

Forms of gemel

pluralgemels
alternative formgemmel

Origin of gemel

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

Words formed from gemel

Questions about gemel

What does gemel mean?
Gemel means a twin (also attributively).
What part of speech is gemel?
Gemel can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce gemel?
Gemel is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛməl/.
What is the plural of gemel?
The plural of gemel is gemels.

Words near gemel in the dictionary

  1. gemcutters
  2. gemeinschaft
  3. gemeinschaften
  4. gemeinschafts
  5. gemeinschaftsgefuhl
  6. gemel
  7. gemeled
  8. gemellary
  9. gemelle
  10. gemelled
  11. gemelles

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