Noun
The house is a gem of colonial architecture.
He pitched a gem of a game.
Her most recent novel is a real gem.
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Noun
But one hidden gem remains largely overlooked by most travelers: the Corinth Canal.—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025 Maybe there’s a hidden Zion Williamson gem somewhere in this mess.—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Consider this Tata Harper gem the fountain of youth in oil form.—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 29 Nov. 2022 Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have also laid claim to gem as well, which was the possession of many rulers, including India’s Mughal emperors, before coming into the hands of the British monarchy.—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for gem
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Etymology
Noun
Middle English gemme, from Anglo-French, from Latin gemma bud, gem
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