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noun(gens)a Roman clan embracing the families of the same stock in the male line with the members having a common name and worshipping a common ancestor
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noun(gens)clan; especially : a patrilineal clan
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noun(gens)a distinguishable group of related organisms
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noun(gens)generation —often used in combination
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noun(gens)information
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noun combining form(gens)producer
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noun combining form(gens)one that is (so) produced
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French noun phrase(gens)church people : clergy
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French noun phrase(gens)military people : soldiers
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French noun phrase(gens)people of the world : fashionable people
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abbreviation(gens)brigadier general
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noun(gens)generation x —often used before another noun —often hyphenated in such use
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noun(gens)generation z —often used before another noun — often hyphenated in such use