Gen

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//d͡ʒɛn//

A Niger-Congo language of Togo.

proper noun

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A Niger-Congo language of Togo.

noun

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A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement.

Etymology

Shortened from new generation, from Italian generazione nuova.

proper noun

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A female given name, a short form of Genevieve.
Hal. Oh, don't fuss, Gen. I'll do my part all right. Mamma's 'structed me, you know. Genevieve. Instructed, Hal.
“Gen? Listen, I'm so sorry I did that, Gen. You gotta believe me. I'm not like this and you know it.” “Listen...Kyle, I...I don't think I want to see you anymore.” Genevieve's voice cracked. “Gen!”

noun

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Variant of Gen.Alternative form of Gen. (“General”).
Particularly notable was the presence not just of Nato’s military chief, the American Gen Christopher Cavoli, but also Adm Sir Tony Radakin, Britain’s most senior military officer, who is now acknowledged in Washington and Kyiv as an increasingly important actor in helping Ukraine overcome the Russian invaders.

Forms

plural: Gens

gemma · An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such…Gemma · A female given name from Italian.gen · Information.

Gen · A Niger-Congo language of Togo.

gender · Sex (a category, either male or female, into which…gene · A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may…Gene · A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name…

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.