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EARRING

Pronunciation (US):

• EARRING (noun)
The noun EARRING has 1 sense:

1. jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe

Familiarity information: EARRING used as a noun is very rare.

• EARRING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("earring" is a kind of...):

jewellery; jewelry (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "earring"):

drop earring; eardrop; pendant earring (an earring with a pendant ornament)

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