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GIL

/ɡɪl/

GIL is the initialism of global interpreter lock.

Proper noun capitalized: Gil

Gil

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Gilbert.

Forms of GIL

pluralGILs

Origin of GIL

Shortening.

Words that rhyme with GIL

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about GIL

What does GIL mean?
GIL means a diminutive of the male given name Gilbert.
What is GIL the initialism of?
GIL is the initialism of global interpreter lock.
What part of speech is GIL?
GIL is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce GIL?
GIL is pronounced /ɡɪl/.

Words near GIL in the dictionary

  1. Gijduvon
  2. gijinka
  3. Gijswijt's sequence
  4. Gijón
  5. Gikyode
  6. GIL
  7. Gil Gil
  8. gila
  9. Gila County
  10. Gila monster
  11. Gila monsters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: GIL (page history and authors); Gil (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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