gen

UK: /ˈdʒɛn/

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gen / dʒɛn/ noun

1. information: give me the gen on your latest project

Etymology: 20th Century: from gen(eral information)

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-gen-, root. 

1. -gen- comes from Greek and Latin, where it has the meanings "race;
   birth;
   born;
   produced.'' These meanings are found in such words as: antigen, carcinogen, congenital, degenerate, engender, erogenous, gender, gene, generate, genus, homogenize.

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-gen, 

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

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

Gen., 

1. Military General.
2. Bible Genesis.
3. Place Names Geneva.

gen., 

1. Grammar gender.
2. Military general.
3. Grammar genitive.
4. genus.

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-gen suffix:forming_nouns

1. producing or that which produces: hydrogen
2. something produced: carcinogen

Etymology: via French -gène, from Greek -genēs born

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Gen. abbreviation

1. General
2. Genesis