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GEM CLIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gem clip mean?
• GEM CLIP (noun)
The noun GEM CLIP has 1 sense:
1. a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
Familiarity information: GEM CLIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gem clip; paper clip; paperclip
Context example:
the paper clip was invented in 1900
Hypernyms ("gem clip" is a kind of...):
clip (any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together)
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