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-gen

1
  1. a combining form meaning “that which produces,” used in the formation of compound words:

    endogen; hydrogen.



gen.

2

abbreviation for

  1. gender.
  2. general.
  3. genitive.
  4. genus.

Gen.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Military. General.
  2. Bible. Genesis.
  3. Geneva.

-gen

1

suffix forming nouns

  1. producing or that which produces

    hydrogen

  2. something produced

    carcinogen

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


gen

2

/ dʒɛn /

noun

  1. informal.
    information See also gen up

    give me the gen on your latest project

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Gen.

3

abbreviation for

  1. General
  2. Bible Genesis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -gen1

< French -gène Greek -genēs born, produced; akin to Latin genus, kin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -gen1

via French -gène, from Greek -genēs born

Origin of -gen2

C20: from gen ( eral information )
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Example Sentences

In 1951, Harry Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.

A recent propaganda video courtesy of Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha is the latest example.

The students were protesting the May 22 military coup that brought a junta and Gen. Prayut to power.

So why does its fandom seem largely limited to the Gen Xers who saw the show in its first run?

Will breakfast at Balthazar bring sudden revelations about Millennials and Gen Xers and their taste in wheels?

He saw Gen. Braddock as he passed on to his defeat, and could give a succinct account of that sanguinary action.

The British had fired 143 cannon shot into the fort before the arrival of Gen. Clay.

Orangeburgh surrendered to the American Gen. Sumpter; prisoners taken, 82.

Let some feller come in here with a gen'ral store, sellin' for cash—and cuttin' prices, eh?

GEN. Perianthium sexpartitum, regulare, glumaceum, persistens.

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