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ger·und       (jěr'ənd)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. In Latin, a noun derived from a verb and having all case forms except the nominative.
  2. In other languages, a verbal noun analogous to the Latin gerund, such as the English form ending in -ing when used as a noun, as in singing in We admired the choir's singing.


[Late Latin gerundium, from alteration (modeled on participium, participle) of Latin gerundum, variant of gerendum, neuter gerundive of gerere, to carry on.]

ge·run'di·al (jə-rŭn'dē-əl) adj.
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