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Back-formation from gem (“highly valued thing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Combined with a noun or adjective to denote a superlative example of the referent. Full definition →
Today it means: Combined with a noun or adjective to denote a superlative example of the referent. Full definition →
Back-formation from gem (“highly valued thing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.