| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | j s |
| NOUN: | A Chinese image in a shrine. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Pidgin English, from Javanese deyos, from Portuguese deos, god, from Latin deus. See dyeu- in Appendix I.
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