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perle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gem noun A precious or semi-precious stone, especially one cut and polished for jewelry.
  • pearl noun A smooth, rounded gem formed inside the shell of certain oysters and mollusks, prized for jewelry.

Senses

perle is used for these senses in English:

  • gem (figuratively) Any precious or highly valued thing or person.

gem — full definition

  1. noun A precious or semi-precious stone, especially one cut and polished for jewelry.
  2. noun Something or someone of exceptional quality or value.
  3. noun A software package or library for the Ruby programming language.

pearl — full definition

  1. noun A smooth, rounded gem formed inside the shell of certain oysters and mollusks, prized for jewelry.
  2. verb Surfing slang: for the nose of a surfboard to dip underwater, usually causing a wipeout.

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