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geis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɡɛʃ/
  • rhymes with -ɛʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: G AY1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: geas

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of gei

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish geis.