GEMINI
Dictionary entry overview: What does Gemini mean?
• GEMINI (noun)
The noun GEMINI has 3 senses:
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
2. a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic
3. the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
Familiarity information: GEMINI used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GEMINI (noun)
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gemini; Twin
Hypernyms ("Gemini" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Meaning:
A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Gemini"):
Alpha Geminorum; Castor (a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux)
Pollux (the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor)
Holonyms ("Gemini" is a part of...):
zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
Meaning:
The third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Gemini the Twins; Twins; Gemini
Instance hypernyms:
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
