Geminin.

/ˈdʒɛmɪnʌɪ/

Forms: Middle English gemyni, 1500s–1600s geminy, (Middle English gemeny, 1500s gemyne, 1600s gemony, and (with plural ending) geminies, Middle English– gemini. Also (sense 3 only) 1600s gemony, 1800s gemminy.

Etymology: < Latin geminī (plural of geminus) twins; also the name of the constellation.

a. Astronomy. A constellation, otherwise ‘Castor and Pollux’; also the third sign of the zodiac, with which this constellation was anciently identical.

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the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Gemini

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Gem1907

the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Gemini

Geminic1400

twin1413

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §21. 13 Gemyni.

1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) v. x. 100 The signe of gemini that ben cleped twynnes or doubles.

1426 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 139 Furious Mars, the ferfulle red sterre..Was two pocys passed of gemeny.

?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. aa.iiii And Dyane entred was one degre Into the sygne of Gemyne.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island x. xxiv. 140 Not those [twins] in heav'n, the flowrie Geminies, Are half so..bright.

1695 W. Congreve Love for Love ii. i. 19 She..was born under Gemini.

1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 521/1 From the shifting of the equinoctial points..those stars which were in Aries are now got into Taurus; those of Taurus into Gemini.

1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud xxvi. i, in Maud & Other Poems 96 When..the starry Gemini hang like glorious crowns Over Orion's grave.

b. Astrology. A person born under the sign of Gemini. Also attributive or as adj.

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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [adjective]

crabbed1634

Aquarius1894

Aries1894

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Capricorn1894

Gemini1894

Leo1894

libra1894

Virgo1894

Taurian1909

Cancerian1915

Arian1917

Piscean1924

Pisces1924

Sagittarian1924

scorpionic1924

Taurean1924

aquariana1963

the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Gemini > person born under

Geminian1911

Gemini1927

1894 ‘E. Kirk’ Influence of Zodiac xi. 78 Gemini women are especially fond of color, and of flowers.

1927 G. Sully First Princ. Astrol. iii. 24 Taurus and Gemini make good mates when they set out to help one another unselfishly.

1940 R. Gleadow Astrol. in Everyday Life ix. 209 No one, of course, can think more quickly than Gemini; but Sagittarius can guess; he is very intuitive.

1969 ‘V. Packer’ Don't rely on Gemini (1970) i. 3 ‘Was Pope John a Gemini?’ ‘Oh no... He was a Sagittarius.’

1972 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley To study Long Silence i. vi. 33 Davie was Gemini. Solemnly he consulted his fate.

1984 Observer 11 Mar. 12/8 Geminis spend most of their working time in corridors or other people's offices.

†2. Used for: A couple, a pair; esp. in plural form, a pair of eyes. Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > [noun]

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couple1365

paira1382

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1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor ii. ii. 10 Else you might a looked thorow a grate like a geminy of babones.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xxxi. 9 Or shine upon me with her Geminies?

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes ii. iv. 78 He that daily spies Twin Babies in his Mistresse Geminies.

1639 J. Ford Ladies Triall i. sig. C^v Heres now the Gemini of wit.

1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 61 A gemini of Asses split, would make just four of you.

†3. to play the gemini: ? alluding to the twin gods (Castor and Pollux) who could never be both in heaven or both in Hades at the same time.

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1622 R. Cocks Diary (1883) II. 295 God grant Tozayemon Dono do not play the jemeny with us.

4. A mild form of oath or exclamation; see also Jiminy n. [Perhaps a distinct word. Compare German gemine, jemine, which Hildebrand (in Grimm's D. Wb.) regards as a corruption of Jesu domine; also Dutch jemenie, jemie.]

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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > mild oaths

by George1616

for, before, fore George1616

Gemini1664

dash my wig(s)1797

Jiminy1803

Christmas1882

1664 J. Scudamore Homer a la Mode 99 O Gemony! neighbour, what a blisse is This, that [etc.].

1667 Second Advice in Second & Third Advice to Painter 14 Henceforth (O Gemini) two Dukes Command.

1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune ii. i. 13 Gemini! what wou'd become of me?

1694 J. Crowne Married Beau ii. 21 Oh Gemini! what a rare Complement Has she bestowed upon that ugly Fellow.

1705 N. Rowe Biter iii. i. 47 Oh gemmini! I wou'dn't marry such a strange sort of an Old Fellow for all the World.

1781 H. Cowley Belle's Stratagem iv. 60 O Gemini! I beg the petticoat's pardon; I just saw a corner of it.

1798 T. Morton Secrets Worth Knowing i. i Oh gemini gig! how my poor bones do ache!

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. i. 17 ‘Gemini! what is that now?’ quoth Tip again.

Derivatives

ˈGeminid n. and adj. [see -id suffix²] (a) n. (in plural) the meteoric bodies forming the ‘star-shower’ that has its radiant point in Gemini; (b) adj. pertaining to or resembling the variable star ζ Geminorum.

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the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > shower > specific

Perseid1871

Andromed1877

Aquarid1877

Geminid1877

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Leonid1877

Orionid1877

Quadrantid1877

Lyraid1883

Bielid1885

Taurids1888

Andromedid1898

Draconids1926

1877 G. F. Chambers Handbk. Descr. Astron. (ed. 3) ix. iii. 799 The example has been followed in designating other meteor showers by the constellations in which their radiant-points are situated; so that we have..the Geminids of December 12.

1899 R. H. Allen Star-names 234 Just north of δ lies the radiant point of the Geminids, visible early in October.

1926 H. C. Macpherson Mod. Astron. 121 At a later date the Beta Lyrae type of variable was recognized to be essentially similar to the Algol stars, while a distinction was drawn between the ‘Cepheid’ and ‘Geminid’ varieties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	gemini
释义	Geminin. /ˈdʒɛmɪnʌɪ/ Forms: Middle English gemyni, 1500s–1600s geminy, (Middle English gemeny, 1500s gemyne, 1600s gemony, and (with plural ending) geminies, Middle English– gemini. Also (sense 3 only) 1600s gemony, 1800s gemminy. Etymology: < Latin geminī (plural of geminus) twins; also the name of the constellation. 1. a. Astronomy. A constellation, otherwise ‘Castor and Pollux’; also the third sign of the zodiac, with which this constellation was anciently identical. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Gemini Geminic1400 Gem1907 the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Gemini Geminic1400 twin1413 c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §21. 13 Gemyni. 1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) v. x. 100 The signe of gemini that ben cleped twynnes or doubles. 1426 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 139 Furious Mars, the ferfulle red sterre..Was two pocys passed of gemeny. ?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. aa.iiii And Dyane entred was one degre Into the sygne of Gemyne. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island x. xxiv. 140 Not those [twins] in heav'n, the flowrie Geminies, Are half so..bright. 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love ii. i. 19 She..was born under Gemini. 1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 521/1 From the shifting of the equinoctial points..those stars which were in Aries are now got into Taurus; those of Taurus into Gemini. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud xxvi. i, in Maud & Other Poems 96 When..the starry Gemini hang like glorious crowns Over Orion's grave. b. Astrology. A person born under the sign of Gemini. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [adjective] crabbed1634 Aquarius1894 Aries1894 cancer1894 Capricorn1894 Gemini1894 Leo1894 libra1894 Virgo1894 Taurian1909 Cancerian1915 Arian1917 Piscean1924 Pisces1924 Sagittarian1924 scorpionic1924 Taurean1924 aquariana1963 the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Gemini > person born under Geminian1911 Gemini1927 1894 ‘E. Kirk’ Influence of Zodiac xi. 78 Gemini women are especially fond of color, and of flowers. 1927 G. Sully First Princ. Astrol. iii. 24 Taurus and Gemini make good mates when they set out to help one another unselfishly. 1940 R. Gleadow Astrol. in Everyday Life ix. 209 No one, of course, can think more quickly than Gemini; but Sagittarius can guess; he is very intuitive. 1969 ‘V. Packer’ Don't rely on Gemini (1970) i. 3 ‘Was Pope John a Gemini?’ ‘Oh no... He was a Sagittarius.’ 1972 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley To study Long Silence i. vi. 33 Davie was Gemini. Solemnly he consulted his fate. 1984 Observer 11 Mar. 12/8 Geminis spend most of their working time in corridors or other people's offices. †2. Used for: A couple, a pair; esp. in plural form, a pair of eyes. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > [noun] pairc1300 couple1365 paira1382 gemels1382 pair1391 yokea1425 brace1430 binarya1464 match1542 twin1569 binity?1578 twoa1585 couplement1596 Gemini1602 couplet1604 twain1607 duad1660 dyad1675 duet1749 tway?a1800 doublet1816 two-group1901 two-grouping1901 coupling1961 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor ii. ii. 10 Else you might a looked thorow a grate like a geminy of babones. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xxxi. 9 Or shine upon me with her Geminies? 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes ii. iv. 78 He that daily spies Twin Babies in his Mistresse Geminies. 1639 J. Ford Ladies Triall i. sig. C^v Heres now the Gemini of wit. 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 61 A gemini of Asses split, would make just four of you. †3. to play the gemini: ? alluding to the twin gods (Castor and Pollux) who could never be both in heaven or both in Hades at the same time. ΚΠ 1622 R. Cocks Diary (1883) II. 295 God grant Tozayemon Dono do not play the jemeny with us. 4. A mild form of oath or exclamation; see also Jiminy n. [Perhaps a distinct word. Compare German gemine, jemine, which Hildebrand (in Grimm's D. Wb.) regards as a corruption of Jesu domine; also Dutch jemenie, jemie.] ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > mild oaths by George1616 for, before, fore George1616 Gemini1664 dash my wig(s)1797 Jiminy1803 Christmas1882 1664 J. Scudamore Homer a la Mode 99 O Gemony! neighbour, what a blisse is This, that [etc.]. 1667 Second Advice in Second & Third Advice to Painter 14 Henceforth (O Gemini) two Dukes Command. 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune ii. i. 13 Gemini! what wou'd become of me? 1694 J. Crowne Married Beau ii. 21 Oh Gemini! what a rare Complement Has she bestowed upon that ugly Fellow. 1705 N. Rowe Biter iii. i. 47 Oh gemmini! I wou'dn't marry such a strange sort of an Old Fellow for all the World. 1781 H. Cowley Belle's Stratagem iv. 60 O Gemini! I beg the petticoat's pardon; I just saw a corner of it. 1798 T. Morton Secrets Worth Knowing i. i Oh gemini gig! how my poor bones do ache! 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. i. 17 ‘Gemini! what is that now?’ quoth Tip again. Derivatives ˈGeminid n. and adj. [see -id suffix²] (a) n. (in plural) the meteoric bodies forming the ‘star-shower’ that has its radiant point in Gemini; (b) adj. pertaining to or resembling the variable star ζ Geminorum. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > shower > specific Perseid1871 Andromed1877 Aquarid1877 Geminid1877 lacertid1877 Leonid1877 Orionid1877 Quadrantid1877 Lyraid1883 Bielid1885 Taurids1888 Andromedid1898 Draconids1926 1877 G. F. Chambers Handbk. Descr. Astron. (ed. 3) ix. iii. 799 The example has been followed in designating other meteor showers by the constellations in which their radiant-points are situated; so that we have..the Geminids of December 12. 1899 R. H. Allen Star-names 234 Just north of δ lies the radiant point of the Geminids, visible early in October. 1926 H. C. Macpherson Mod. Astron. 121 At a later date the Beta Lyrae type of variable was recognized to be essentially similar to the Algol stars, while a distinction was drawn between the ‘Cepheid’ and ‘Geminid’ varieties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400
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