genu

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genu

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒiˌnu/ US
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(j)u/ US

Rhymes with -ɛnjuː

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*ǵónu

Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”).

noun genua

The knee.
A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.

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"genu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/genu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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genu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/genu

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"genu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/genu.

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@misc{genu_2026,
  title = {genu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}