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De - Pt| English Dictionary: gen | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for gen | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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-gen \-gen\ [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as ge`nos race, stock (see {Genus}). (2) From Gr. suffix -genh`s born. Cf. F. -g[8a]ne.] 1. A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing, generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen. 2. A suffix meaning produced, generated; as, exogen. | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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gen /jen/ n.,v. Short for {generate}, used frequently in both spoken and written contexts. | |
