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Traditional English :: gem
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gemt.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a precious stone, esp. when cut and polished or engraved.
2 an object or person of great beauty or worth. --v.tr. (gemmed, gemming) adorn with or as with gems. gemlike adj. gemmy adj. [ME f. OF gemme f. L gemma bud, jewel] |
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Traditional English :: Gemara
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gemt.html - n.
a rabbinical commentary on the Mishnah, forming the second part of the Talmud. [Aram. gemarç completion] |
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Traditional English :: gemātlich
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gemt.html - adj.
1 pleasant and comfortable.
2 genial, agreeable. [G] |
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Traditional English :: geminal
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gemt.html - adj. Chem. (of molecules) having two functional groups attached to the same atom. geminally adv. [as GEMINATE + -AL] |
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Traditional English :: geminate
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gemt.html - adj. & v. --adj. --v.tr.
1 double, repeat.
2 arrange in pairs. gemination n. [L geminatus past part. of geminare f. geminus twin] |
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Traditional English :: Gemini
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gemt.html - n. 1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figures of twins. 2 a the third sign of the zodiac (the Twins). b a person born when the sun is in this sign. Geminean n. & adj. [ME f. L, = twins] |
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