Essential Latin Roots: Gen-

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gendarme
noun
police officer in any of several European countries, esp. a French police officer
genealogy
noun
study of family ancestries and histories
generality
noun
indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement
generalize
verb (used with
to give a general rather than a specific or special character or form to
generally
adverb
with respect to the larger part
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generate
verb (used with
to bring into existence
generic
adjective
applicable to all the members of a group
generosity
noun
readiness or liberality in giving
genesis
noun
first book of the Bible, dealing with the Creation and the Patriarchs
genial
friendly and cheerful
genital
adjective
of or pertaining to the sexual organs or reproduction
genitive
adjective
noting a case of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives, used primarily to express possession or origin
genteel
adjective
well-bred or refined
gentile
adjective
pertaining to any people not Jewish, also used by Mormons to identify people who are not Mormon

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