-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

gen

²

/ dʒɛn /

noun

1. informal.
   information See also gen up

   give me the gen on your latest project

Gen.

³

abbreviation for

1. General
2. Bible Genesis

Word History and Origins

Origin of -gen¹

< French -gène ≪ Greek -genēs born, produced; akin to Latin genus, kin

Word History and Origins

Origin of -gen¹

via French -gène, from Greek -genēs born

Origin of -gen²

C20: from gen ( eral information )

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

GEN. Perianthium sexpartitum, regulare, glumaceum, persistens.

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