Definition of Gemini in English:
Gemini
proper nounˈdʒɛmɪniˈdʒɛmɪnʌɪ
1Astronomy
A northern constellation (the Twins), said to represent the twins Castor and Pollux, whose names are given to its two brightest stars.
See Dioscuri
- 1.1as genitive Geminorum /ˌdʒɛmɪˈnɔːrəm/ Used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in the Gemini constellation.
2Astrology
The third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 21 May.
- 2.1a Gemini A person born when the sun is in the sign of Gemini.
Example sentencesExamples
- When I mentioned my theory to her, she told me that she was supposed to have been born a Gemini, but was premature and ended up being a Pisces.
- If you are a Gemini, for instance, you will probably have many of the traits common to all Geminis.
- He was a Gemini, the sign of the twins, and a superstitious one.
- Miscommunication is easy under the influence of the talkative signs of Gemini and Sagittarius.
- Do you have a Gemini chatterbox or a Scorpio sulker on your hands?
3A series of twelve manned American orbiting spacecraft, launched in the 1960s in preparation for the Apollo programme.
Origin
Latin, plural of geminus 'twin'.