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GRES-GRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gres-gris mean?
• GRES-GRIS (noun)
The noun GRES-GRIS has 1 sense:
1. an African amulet
Familiarity information: GRES-GRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An African amulet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("gres-gris" is a kind of...):
amulet; talisman (a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease)
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