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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

gimcrackery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɪmkɹæk(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

Etymology tree English gimcrack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English gimcrackery From gimcrack + -ery.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) tastelessness

Forms

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