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gremlin
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gremlin
(noun)
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gremlin
/
ˈ
grɛmlən/
noun
plural
gremlins
gremlin
/
ˈ
grɛmlən/
noun
plural
gremlins
Learner's definition of GREMLIN
[
count
]
:
a small imaginary creature that is blamed when something (such as a machine) does not work properly
As expected, the new computer network has had its share of
gremlins
. [=there have been problems with the new computer network]
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