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Meaning of gerbe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b

Definitions

  1. A (wheat) sheaf.
    obsolete
  2. Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
  3. An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
  4. A kind of ornamental firework.

Equivalents

Français gerbe gerbe

Examples

“on the top of the post fix a gerbe; then clothe all the cases with leaders , so that both they and the gerbe may take fire at the same time”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Gerber Gerber sandwich Gerber tube gerbera Gerbert Gerbil

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