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Gemini

Gemini

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A group of stars in the northern sky between Taurus and Cancer
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ/
translation icon : Géminis
  • October 11-13: The waning crescent moon passes between Gemini and Leo in the morning sky.
  • the Gemini constellation
  • stars of Gemini
  • Gemini telescope

And then the mavens are the, the, the signs that finish every season, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces.

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Examples

  • I don't care that much about astrology, but Gemini is practically my name now.

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  • You can find it among the stars of eastern Gemini, roughly 10 degrees south of the 1st-magnitude stars Castor and Pollux.

    Academic text (2004)
  • More people are born under the sun sign of Gemini than any other sign.

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  • One month, the sun appears in Gemini; the next month, in Cancer.

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  • I'm a Cancer with a Gemini moon, and I get along with my mother the best.

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  • The moon is high in the south by dawn, to the right of Gemini's bright stars Pollux and Castor.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Best viewing comes after midnight when the shower's radiant (which lies in the constellation Gemini) lies highest.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Castor and Pollux, who accompanied Jason, became Gemini; and Hercules was one of Jason's mates.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In astrology, anyone born between May 21 and June 20 is considered a Gemini.

  • The constellation Gemini is easily identifiable in the night sky due to its bright stars.

Compounds

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A US space program in 1965 and 1966 that sends people into orbit to test ways for Apollo Moon missions

United States space project that sent people into Earth's orbit in 1965 and 1966 to prepare for Moon missions

A zodiac sign shown as two twins for people born in late May or June

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Etymology

Gemini comes from Latin gemini, meaning 'twins', and was used for the constellation because it shows the two bright stars Castor and Pollux that form a pair in the sky. So the name points to those twin stars.