Binate

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To perform bination; to hold Mass twice on the same day. intransitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Double; growing in pairs or couples. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    growing in two parts or in pairs wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin binus (“two each, in pairs”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix)

Etymology 2

From Latin bīnātus, past participle of bīnō (“to binate”), from bīnus (“two each, in pairs”). Equivalent to Latin bīnō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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