"gershayim" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גרשיים / גֵּרְשַׁיִם (gersháyim, literally “two apostrophes”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|he|-}} Borrowed from Hebrew, {{he-m|גרשיים|dwv=גֵּרְשַׁיִם|lit=two apostrophes|tr=gersháyim}} גרשיים / גֵּרְשַׁיִם (gersháyim, literally “two apostrophes”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} gershayim pl (plural only)
  1. (rare) The Hebrew character ״, used to indicate acronyms and other multi-letter abbreviations. Tags: plural, plural-only, rare
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