gen
noun (1)
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Definition of gen
(Entry 1 of 6)
: generation sense 1 I always get the various gens mixed up but I am pretty sure the Greatest Generation, the people who fought World War II, were the parents of the baby boomers.— Clay Thompson the seventh gen of this model —often used in combination next-gena second-gen game console — see also gen x
gen
noun (2)
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Definition of gen (Entry 2 of 6)
gen
abbreviation (1)Definition of gen (Entry 3 of 6)
1 general
2 genitive
3 genus
Gen
abbreviation (2)Definition of Gen (Entry 4 of 6)
Genesis
gen-
combining formDefinition of gen- (Entry 5 of 6)
1 : offspring : race genocide
2 : genus : kind genotype
-gen
noun combining formDefinition of -gen (Entry 6 of 6)
1 : producer androgen
2 : one that is (so) produced cultigen
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Synonyms for gen
Synonyms: Noun (2)
411 [slang], advice(s), info, information, intelligence, item, news, story, tidings, uncos [chiefly Scottish], word
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