Gen Y
or GenY, Gen-Y
[ jen -wahy ]
/ ˈdʒɛn ˈwaɪ /
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Origin of Gen Y
1990–95
OTHER WORDS FROM Gen Y
Gen Y'er, nounDefinition for Gen Y (2 of 2)
-geny
a combining form meaning “origin,” used in the formation of compound words: phylogeny.
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Example sentences from the Web for Gen Y
This Blitheman perceiving that he had a natural geny to the faculty, spared neither time nor labor to advance it to the utmost.
Dealings With The Dead|A Sexton of the Old SchoolI never saw him in the like way, except just that time when Miss Geny had the small pox.'
Camilla|Fanny BurneyHe left college without a degree, "his geny being," according to Ant.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I (of 3)|Thomas Percy
British Dictionary definitions for Gen Y
-geny
n combining form
indicating origin or manner of developmentphylogeny
Derived forms of -geny
-genic, adj combining formWord Origin for -geny
from Greek -geneia, from -genēs born
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Medical definitions for Gen Y
-geny
suff.
Production; generation; origin:ontogeny.
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