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genet

1
or ge·nette

[ jen-it, juh-net ]

noun

  1. any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
  2. the fur of such an animal.


genet

2

[ jen-it ]

Genet

3

[ zhuh-ney; French zhuh-ne ]

noun

  1. Jean [zhah, n], 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.

Genêt

4

[ zhuh-ney; French zhuh-ne ]

noun

  1. Ed·mond Charles E·douard [ed-, mawn, sh, a, r, l ey-, dwar], Citizen Genêt, 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
  2. pen name of Janet Flanner.

genet

1

/ ˈdʒɛnɪt; dʒɪˈnɛt /

noun

  1. any agile catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Genetta, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and S Europe, having an elongated head, thick spotted or blotched fur, and a very long tail
  2. the fur of such an animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


genet

2

/ ˈdʒɛnɪt /

noun

  1. an obsolete spelling of jennet
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Genet

3

/ ʒənɛ /

noun

  1. GenetJean19101986MFrenchTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelist Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–86, French dramatist and novelist; his novels include Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1944) and his plays Les Bonnes (1947) and Le Balcon (1956)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of genet1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French genette < Arabic jarnait
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Word History and Origins

Origin of genet1

C15: from Old French genette, from Arabic jarnayt
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Example Sentences

There she met Janet Flanner, who would become a famed New Yorker correspondent “Genet”—for three decades.

After this debut, Goines continued to write at a furious pace, producing a body of work that echoed Celine, Genet, and Burroughs.

The fossane has been called the genet of Madagascar, but that animal is of a different species, as will hereafter be shewn.

They have both been sometimes confounded with the weasel of Virginia, the genet, the musk-deer, and even with the hyna.

Without it all the turbulence of Genet would have been as the idle wind.

Genet was warned that the vessel could not sail; he refused to give definite assurances that it would not be ordered to sea.

Hamilton and Knox were decidedly in favor of stronger measures and of deciding then and there upon the "renvoi" of Genet.

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