"GSI" meaning in All languages combined

See GSI on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: GSIs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} GSI (countable and uncountable, plural GSIs)
  1. (US, education, countable) Initialism of graduate student instructor. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: graduate student instructor
    Sense id: en-GSI-en-noun-hqymFvIi Categories (other): American English, Education, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Topics: education
  2. (uncountable) Initialism of get(ting) someone in (“home improvements or maintenance performed by a third party, as opposed to DIY/do it yourself”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: get(ting) someone in (extra: home improvements or maintenance performed by a third party, as opposed to DIY/do it yourself) Synonyms: DIFM
    Sense id: en-GSI-en-noun-nIMFc-sy

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for GSI meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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