Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A twin (also attributively). · One of a pair of small bars placed together. · A finger ring which splits into two horizontally. · A pair of trees that fuse together, or are contained in the same trunk.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryCoupled; paired.
From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”). The modern form is influenced by the Latin etymon.
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