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gent

1 American  
[jent] / dʒɛnt /

noun

  1. Informal. gentleman.

gent 2 American  
[jent] / dʒɛnt /

adjective

Obsolete.

  1. elegant; graceful.

Gent 3 American  
[khent] / xɛnt /

noun

  1. Flemish name of Ghent.

Gent. 4 American  
Or gent.

abbreviation

  1. gentleman or gentlemen.

Gent 1 British  
/ xɛnt /

noun

  1. the Flemish name for Ghent

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gent 2 British  
/ dʒɛnt /

noun

  1. informal short for gentleman

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Etymology

Origin of gent1

First recorded in 1555–65; by shortening

Origin of gent2

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin genitus begotten, born

Example Sentences

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Her office is below the Speaker's House where she says the "gents' toilets" are "regularly exploding with sewage".

From BBC

Hill was another gent from an age when drivers risked everything in cars for which safety features were a virtually non-existent consideration.

From BBC

“Westminster, eh? Sounds like a fine gent. Penny for your thoughts, miss?”

From Literature

Schauffele's picture adorns the entrance to the gents loos in the media centre.

From BBC

They launched a confetti canon and a voice called out: "We'll have to stop the show, ladies and gents, sorry."

From BBC

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