"Gen" meaning in English

See Gen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gen
  1. A Niger-Congo language of Togo.
    Sense id: en-Gen-en-name-zOmbaSAw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 16 20 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 13 13 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 11 13 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒɛn/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gen
  1. A female given name, a short form of Genevieve. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Languages
    Sense id: en-Gen-en-name-p8aXf-Q7 Disambiguation of Languages: 22 53 11 14 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 13 13 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: Gens [plural]
Etymology: Shortened from new generation, from Italian generazione nuova. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|generazione nuova}} Italian generazione nuova Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gen (plural Gens)
  1. (Roman Catholicism) A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-Gen-en-noun-w1hTKu9o Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 13 13 34 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Gens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gen (plural Gens)
  1. Alternative form of Gen. (“General”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Gen. (extra: General)
    Sense id: en-Gen-en-noun-nFnocjbc Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 13 13 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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