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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 amuletplay

  Familiarity information: GRES-GRIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRES-GRIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An African amulet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

greegree; gres-gris; grigri

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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