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GAGE, GAUGE
Gage is an alternative spelling for gauge.
A gage is a measuring instrument that is used to measure the amount or the position of something. Gages are found in cars, airplanes, and industrial plants, among other places.
Gage can be a verb that means to estimate quantities or time.
Example: What do you gage the depth of the river to be?
Gage can also be a noun that is used to measure things, such as the distance between railroad rails, the thickness of wire, and the size of a shotgun’s barrel.
GENDER
In many languages, such as Spanish, French, and Italian, there is a grammatical category for gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
The only times that gender is indicated in English is when certain nouns refer to a male or female ...
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