"-gen" meaning in English

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          "sense": "producer of something",
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          "word": "-gen"
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          "sense": "producer of something",
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          "sense": "producer of something",
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          "sense": "producer of something",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "producer of something",
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          "sense": "producer of something",
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          "sense": "producer of something",
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          "word": "-geno"
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          "sense": "producer of something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "-geno"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "producer of something",
          "word": "-jen"
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      "sense": "producer of something",
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      "sense": "producer of something",
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      "sense": "producer of something",
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