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Gepidae

plural noun
Gep·i·dae | \ˈjepəˌdē, ˈge-\
variants: or Gepids \-pə̇dz \

Definition of Gepidae 

: a Germanic people akin to the Goths and eventually absorbed by the Lombards

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History and Etymology for Gepidae

Late Latin Gepidae

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