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giˈɛz, geɪ-geez

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Wiktionary

  1. geezinterjection

    An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

  2. Geeznoun

    An extinct Ethiopic language still used liturgically.

  3. Etymology: A minced oath of the word Jesus.

Wikipedia

  1. geez

    Geʽez (; ግዕዝ Gəʽ(ə)z IPA: [ˈɡɨʕ(ɨ)z] (listen), and sometimes referred to in scholarly literature as Classical Ethiopic) is an ancient Ethiopian Semitic language. The language originates from what is now northern Ethiopia and Eritrea. Today, Geʽez is used as the main liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Ethiopian Catholic Church and Eritrean Catholic Church, and the Beta Israel Jewish community. The closest living languages to Geʽez are Tigre and Tigrinya, with lexical similarity at 71% and 68%, respectively. Most linguists believe that Geʽez does not constitute a common ancestor of modern Ethio-Semitic languages but became a separate language early on from another hypothetical unattested common language.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Geeznoun

    the original native name for the ancient Ethiopic language or people. See Ethiopic

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Geëz

    gē-ez′, Giz, gēz, n. the ancient language of Ethiopia, a Semitic tongue closely related to Arabic.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of geez in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of geez in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of geez in a Sentence

  1. Dick Durbin:

    So you had to be clairvoyant and know they had it? so I would be expected to say, geez, after Sen. Hawley asked questions, I'd better call the White House and see if they can help me research this?

  2. Dakota Hudson:

    That’s exciting stuff. It’s fun to see, i mean geez, put that on the highlight reel. That’s great baseball.

  3. Mike Richter:

    When you look at climate change and other environmental problems, it affects every aspect of our life : From our drinking water to whether the ponds freeze in December or January, it can be big things like, people on the coast having to move, and Bangladesh and climate refugees or it can be small things like,' Geez, we don't play outdoor hockey anymore.' .

  4. Simon Mawhinney:

    Geez, I wouldn't say this is a normal occurrence.

  5. John Dundon:

    I have an open door policy, but I thought, 'Ah geez, are you kidding me?'.

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