Etymology of -gem

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        "t": "highly valued thing"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation from gem (“highly valued thing”)"
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    [
      "gem",
      "gem#English"
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    {
      "pos": "suffix",
      "glosses": [
        "Combined with a noun or adjective to denote a superlative example of the referent."
      ],
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        "Internet",
        "humorous",
        "morpheme"
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