Definition of gen
chiefly British
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Examples of gen in a Sentence
as he has for decades, he gets most of his gen from the BBC over the wireless
Origin and Etymology of gen
perhaps from general information
First Known Use: 1940
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Definition of gen
1 general
2 genitive
3 genus
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Genesis
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Definition of gen-
1 : offspring : race genocide
2 : genus : kind genotype
Origin and Etymology of gen-
Greek genos birth, race, kind — more at kin
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Definition of -gen
1 : producer androgen
2 : one that is (so) produced cultigen
Origin and Etymology of -gen
French -gène, from Greek -genēs born; akin to Greek genos birth
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Medical Definition of gen
1general
2genus
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