fem. proper name, from French, from Old High German Geretrudis, from ger "spear" (see gar) + trut "beloved, dear."
Geronimo
gerontocracy
gerontologist
gerontology
gerrymander
Gertrude
gerund
gerundive
Gervais
gesellschaft
gesso
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