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Etymology
Possibly from Old English grëmian ("to vex", "to anger"), related to German grämen and Swedish gräma ("to grieve").

Pronunciation
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Noun
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#A mythical creature reputed to be mechanically inclined and mischievous.
#By extension, any mysterious, unknown source of trouble or mischief.
#:We rechecked everything, and we suspect gremlins in the database.

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• 2007-07-16 23:31 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/172.201.6.23|172.201.6.23]] ([[User_talk:172.201.6.23|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Stephen G. Brown|Stephen G. Brown]]

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