Gen Y
or GenY, Gen-Y
[ jen-wahy ]
abbreviation
Origin of Gen Y
11990–95
Other words from Gen Y
- Gen Y'er, noun
Other definitions for -geny (2 of 2)
-geny
a combining form meaning “origin,” used in the formation of compound words: phylogeny.
Origin of -geny
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How to use Gen Y in a sentence
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 -geny
-geny
n combining form
indicating origin or manner of development: phylogeny
Origin of -geny
1from Greek -geneia, from -genēs born
Derived forms of -geny
- -genic, adj combining form
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