Gem

  • 41gem — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gemme, from Anglo French, from Latin gemma bud, gem Date: 14th century 1. a. jewel b. a precious or sometimes semiprecious stone cut and polished for ornament 2. a. something prized especially for great beauty or …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 42gemə- — To marry. Oldest form *g̑emə₁ , becoming *gemə₁ in centum languages. Suffixed zero grade form *gm̥ə o . gamete, gamo , gamous, gamy, from Greek gamos, marriage.   [Pokorny g̑em(e) 369.] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 43gem — noun /ʤɛm/ a) A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine. Shes an absolute gem. b) any precious or high …

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  • 44gem — Synonyms and related words: Danish, Danish pastry, English muffin, Parker House roll, Yorkshire pudding, acceptable person, anklet, armlet, bagel, bangle, bead, beads, bejewel, beribbon, beset, bespangle, bialy, bialystoker, bijou, boast,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 45GEM — • Graphics Environment Manager, von Digital Research entwickeltes Oberflächensystem auf Basis von •und AES für MSDOS und TOS Rechnersysteme • Giotto Extended Mission Weltraumfahrt • Galileo Europa/Extended Mission Weltraumfahrt • General… …

    Acronyms

  • 46GEM — ● ►en /jaim/ sg. m. ►SYSEX Graphical Environment Manager. Interface graphique de la série des Atari ST, principalement constitué de l AES, du GEMDOS et de la VDI. Il avait dès le départ été prévu pour fonctionner en multitâche, mais il resemblait …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 47gemǽne — 1. n ( es/ u) fellowship, intercourse; 2. adj subdued, overpowered; habban gemǽne to have or hold in common …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 48gem — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jewel, stone; prize; work of art. See ornament, goodness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A Jewel] Syn. precious stone, gemstone, bauble, ornament; see Jewel 1 . Types of gems include: diamond, emerald, ruby,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 49gem — [14] Gem comes via Old French gemme from Latin gemma. This originally meant ‘bud’, and the sense ‘precious stone’ was only a secondary metaphorical extension. The underlying semantic stratum still appears in such botanical terms as gemmation… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 50GEM — [1] Graphics Environment Manager, von Digital Research entwickeltes Oberflächensystem auf Basis von [2]und AES für MSDOS und TOS Rechnersysteme [2] Giotto Extended Mission {Weltraumfahrt} [3] Galileo Europa/Extended Mission {Weltraumfahrt} [4]… …

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