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Gen.

Military. General.

-gen

a combining form meaning “that which produces,” used in the formation of compound words: endogen; hydrogen.

Also -gene.

Origin of -gen

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

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Contemporary Examples of gen

So why does its fandom seem largely limited to the Gen Xers who saw the show in its first run?
The Childish Genius of Pee-wee’s Playhouse
Keith Phipps
October 23, 2014
Will breakfast at Balthazar bring sudden revelations about Millennials and Gen Xers and their taste in wheels?
Nationalism on Four Wheels
Clive Irving
October 18, 2014
The study compares the views of Millennials with those of gen Xers, Boomers, and Silents (as in Majority; the old folk).
Don't Believe the Rand Paul Hipster Hype
Michael Tomasky
March 24, 2014
The Gen X-y video boasted a giant cannonball rolling down suburban streets, as well as front woman Kim Deal singing underwater.
Spike Jonze’s 13 Best Music Videos: Beastie Boys, Kanye West, Fatboy Slim, and More
Marlow Stern
December 22, 2013
But increasingly such comments are coming from men—specifically young men, the Gen Y guys, the millennial males.
Millennial males seek work-life balance too
Ellen Kampinsky
September 2, 2013

Historical Examples of gen

My gen'lemen not like that camping place, and we stay there not even one night.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
But you didn't ought to have your dander ris with me, Gen'ral.'
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
Cap'ns are plenty as June bugs, but Majors and Gen'rals are scarce.
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln
And I'll keep a gen'ral overseein' of the whole thing, till we get a detective.
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln
I gen'rally do pay for what I want, and a fair price, at that.
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for gen

gen

noun

informal informationgive me the gen on your latest project See also gen up

Word Origin for gen

C20: from gen (eral information)

Gen.

abbreviation for

General

Bible Genesis

-gen

suffix forming nouns

producing or that which produceshydrogen

something producedcarcinogen

Word Origin for -gen

via French -gène, from Greek -genēs born

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Word Origin and History for gen

-gen

word-forming element technically meaning "something produced," but mainly, in modern use, "thing that produces or causes," from French -gène (18c.), from Greek -genes "born of, produced by," related to genos "birth" (see genus). Originally in late 18th century chemistry and probably reflecting misunderstanding of -genes, as though it meant "that which produces."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

gen in Medicine

-gen

suff.

Producer:androgen.

One that is produced:phosgene.

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