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Gen.
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- a combining form meaning “that which produces,” used in the formation of compound words: endogen; hydrogen.
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Also -gene.
Origin of -gen
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Contemporary Examples
So why does its fandom seem largely limited to the Gen Xers who saw the show in its first run?
Will breakfast at Balthazar bring sudden revelations about Millennials and Gen Xers and their taste in wheels?
The study compares the views of Millennials with those of gen Xers, Boomers, and Silents (as in Majority; the old folk).
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 MoreMarlow Stern
December 22, 2013
But increasingly such comments are coming from men—specifically young men, the Gen Y guys, the millennial males.
Historical Examples
My gen'lemen not like that camping place, and we stay there not even one night.
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
But you didn't ought to have your dander ris with me, Gen'ral.'
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
Cap'ns are plenty as June bugs, but Majors and Gen'rals are scarce.
The Depot MasterJoseph C. Lincoln
And I'll keep a gen'ral overseein' of the whole thing, till we get a detective.
The Depot MasterJoseph C. Lincoln
I gen'rally do pay for what I want, and a fair price, at that.
The Depot MasterJoseph C. Lincoln
gen
- informal informationgive me the gen on your latest project See also gen up
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Word Origin
C20: from gen (eral information)
Gen.
- General
- Bible Genesis
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-gen
- producing or that which produceshydrogen
- something producedcarcinogen
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Word Origin
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."
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
-gen
- Producer:androgen.
- One that is produced:phosgene.
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