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gen

  • /d͡ʒen/

Rhymes with -en

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin genus. For the particle sense, compare French genre.

noun genuri · gen · genul · genurile

  1. neuter type, sort, kind ceva de genul

    Similar: fel, soi, tip

  2. dated, neuter way of being, manner, attitude
  3. neuter genre
  4. neuter gender
  5. neuter gender
  6. neuter genus

particle

  1. colloquial Filler word: like.
  2. colloquial Precedes a quotation or description: like.

In English

  • kind type, race, category
  • gender biological sex
  • genus rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species
  • type grouping based on shared characteristics
  • sort type
  • like 3. used when quoting or paraphrasing
  • style manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of archite
  • genre kind; type; sort
  • grammatical gender gender as prescribed by grammar

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{gen_2026,
  title = {gen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/gen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}