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    gerund
    ger‧und /ˈdʒerənd/ noun [countable] technical
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Late Latin
     Origin: gerundium, from Latin gerere 'to bear, carry on'
    a noun in the form of the present participle of a verb, for example ‘shopping’ in the sentence ‘I like shopping’