Difference between Pair and Geminate

What is the difference between Pair and Geminate?

Pair as a verb is to put two (people, sets or things) together. while Geminate as a verb is to arrange in pairs.

Pair

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put two (people, sets or things) together. To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. Two people in a relationship, partnership (especially sexual) or friendship. Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plurale tantum) A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke. A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand. A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match A double play, two outs recorded in one play A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams A pair of breasts

Example sentence: There's nothing more comfortable or leisurely than having a pair of Ugg slippers on in the house.

Geminate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Forming a pair.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To arrange in pairs.To occur in pairs.

We hope you now know whether to use Pair or Geminate in your sentence.

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