Gen Y

or GenY, Gen-Y

[ jen-wahy ]

abbreviation

Generation Y.

Origin of Gen Y

1990–95

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

From the Greek word -geneia, dating back to 1885–90. See -gen, -y³

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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 School
I never saw him in the like way, except just that time when Miss Geny had the small pox.'
Camilla | Fanny Burney
He 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

from Greek -geneia, from -genēs born

Derived forms of -geny

-genic, adj combining form

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