[ UK /d‍ʒˈɛm/ ]
[ US /ˈdʒɛm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
  2. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
  3. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
  4. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
    he had the gem set in a ring for his wife
    she had jewels made of all the rarest stones
  5. a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
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  • The chancellor has declined to alter the co-determination of company decisions exercised by management and labor jointly.
  • A wistful little architectural songwriting gem. Times, Sunday Times
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