Topic: TECHNOLOGY
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| Origin: | Old English goma |
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | gomme, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian qmy.t |
| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | God |
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gum1
1 [countable usually plural]HBHHBA your gums are the two areas of firm pink flesh at the top and bottom of your mouth, in which your teeth are fixed
2 [uncountable]DF chewing gum
3 [uncountable] British EnglishTD a type of glue used to stick light things such as paper together
4 [uncountable]TAF a sticky substance found in the stems of some trees
5 [countable]HBP a gum tree
