jugate
jugate adjective: forming a pair.
Adjective
jugate (not comparable)
- Forming a pair.
- Fore and hind wings are jugate.1945, N.B. Tindale, “Minutes of the 553d regular meeting of the Entomological Society of Washington”, in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, volume 47, number 6, The Hepialidae...
- Although the portrait design is jugate, the medal could serve to honor — individually — the many victories of one and the singular and ambitious failure of the other.1978, Gerald Johnson, TAMS Journal, volume 18, number 3, Token and Medal Society, Noble Failure… The WCTU Chicago Temple, page 92
Noun
jugate (plural jugates)
- A portrait which depicts two side-by-side subjects with relative proximity.
- More than 50 celluloid and lithographed tin political jugates [i.e., pinback buttons with jugate portraits] made since 1896 sold at three different summer auctions […] You can find jugate trays, posters, badges and ribbons, too.2008 November, “Presidential Campaign Jugates”, in Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles, volume 35, number 3, pages 28–29
Forms of jugate
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Origin of jugate
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).
Words formed from jugate
Questions about jugate
- What does jugate mean?
- Jugate means forming a pair.
- What part of speech is jugate?
- Jugate can be an adjective or a noun.
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