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Gaucher Disease
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gau⋅che⋅rie

  [goh-shuh-ree; Fr. gohshuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries  [-reez; Fr. -ree] .
1. lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
2. an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.
Origin:
1790–1800; < F; see gauche, -ery
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Gaucher Disease
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gau·che·rie   (gō'shə-rē')   
n.  

  1. An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.

  2. A lack of tact; awkwardness.


[French, from gauche, gauche; see gauche.]
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