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Coloq. Genius loci (�) [L.], the genius or presiding divinity of a place; hence, the pervading spirit of a place or institution, as of a college, etc.
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Genoa cake (?). (Cookery) A rich glazed cake, with almonds, pistachios, filberts, or other nuts; also, a rich currant cake with almonds on the top.
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genocidal a. Of or pertaining to genocide; as, the genocidal policies of the Serbs in Bosnia.
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genocide n. The systematic killing of a racial or cultural group; as, the Nazi genocide of Jews left few in Germany or Poland after World War II.
Syn. -- race murder, racial extermination.
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Genoese (?), a. Of or pertaining to Genoa, a city of Italy; as, the Genoese sailor we call Columbus. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Genoa; collectively, the people of Genoa.
Syn. -- Genovese.
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genotype n. (Genetics) A group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution. [wns=1]
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2. (Genetics) The genetic constitution of an organism, specifying the particular alleles at defined loci in the genome; -- used with respect to one gene, a specific group of genes, or the entire set of genes within the organism. Contrasted with phenotype.
Syn. -- genetic constitution.
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genotypic genotypical adj. of or pertaining to genotypes (definition 2); as, genotypical pattern.
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Genouillère (?), n. [F.] 1. (Anc. Armor) A metal plate covering the knee.
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2. (Fort.) That part of a parapet which lies between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure.
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-genous. [-gen + -ous.] A suffix signifying producing, yielding; as, alkaligenous; endogenous.
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Genovese adj. 1. same as .
Syn. -- Genoese.
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Genre (zhäNr'), n. [F. See .] 1. Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.

French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born. Saintsbury.

A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the different forms or categories of literature. W. P. Trent.
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2. (Fine Arts) A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners.
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Gens (jĕnz), n.; pl. Gentes (jĕntēz). [L. See , a.] (Rom. Hist.) 1. A clan or family connection, embracing several families of the same stock, who had a common name and certain common religious rites; a subdivision of the Roman curia or tribe.
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2. (Ethnol.) A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent, and bear the same totem.
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Gent (?), a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.) fr. gentilis. See .]
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1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs.]
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All of a knight [who] was fair and gent. Chaucer.
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2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Her body gent and small. Chaucer.
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Genteel (?), a. [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See .] 1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address.
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2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.
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3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.

Syn. -- Polite; well-bred; refined; polished.
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Genteelish, a. Somewhat genteel.
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Genteelly, adv. In a genteel manner.
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Genteelness, n. The quality of being genteel.

Genterie (?), Gentrie (�), n. [OE. See .] Nobility of birth or of character; gentility. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gentian (jĕnsh�n or jĕnshĭ�n), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See Illust. of .
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☞ Many species are found on the highest mountains of Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna, Gentiana Bavarica, and Gentiana excisa), and the American fringed gentians (Gentiana crinita and Gentiana detonsa). Several are used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias.
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Coloq. Horse gentian , fever root. -- Coloq. Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian (Gentiana lutea). See .
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Gentiana prop. n. The type genus of the Gentianaceae; it is a genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications it includes the genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella.
Syn. -- genus Gentiana.
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Gentianaceae prop. n. A natural family of chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals.
Syn. -- family Gentianaceae, gentian family.
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Gentianales prop. n. An order of plants including the Gentianaceae; Apocyanaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; and Salvadoraceae.
Syn. -- order Gentianales.
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Gentianaceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural family of plants (Gentianaceæ) of which the gentian is the type.
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Gentianella (?), n. [See .] A kind of blue color. Johnson.
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Gentianic (?), a. Pertaining to or derived from the gentian; as, gentianic acid.
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Gentianine (?), n. (Chem.) A bitter, crystallizable substance obtained from gentian.
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Gentianose (?), n. (Chem.) A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.
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Gentil (?), a. & n. Gentle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gentile (jĕntīl), n. [L. gentilis belonging to the same clan, stock, race, people, or nation; in opposition to Roman, a foreigner; in opposition to Jew or Christian, a heathen: cf. F. gentil. See , a.] 1. One neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.
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2. A person who is not Jewish; -- used in this sense by Jews.
Syn. -- goy[male], shiksa[female].
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☞ The Hebrews included in the term gōyim, or nations, all the tribes of men who had not received the true faith, and were not circumcised. The Christians translated gōyim by the L. gentes, and imitated the Jews in giving the name gentiles to all nations who were neither Jews nor Christians. In civil affairs, the denomination was given to all nations who were not Romans. As used by Mormons, the term gentile designates any person who is not a Mormon.

Syn. -- Pagan; heathen. See .
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Gentile, a. 1. Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.
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2. (Gram.) Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.
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Gentile-falcon (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Gentilesse (?), n. [OF. gentilesse, gentelise, F. gentillesse. See . a.] Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gentilish (?), a. Heathenish; pagan.
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Gentilism (?), n. [Cf. F. gentilisme.]
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1. Hethenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.
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2. Tribal feeling; devotion to one's gens.

{ Gentilitial (?), Gentilitious (?), } a. [L. gentilitius. See .] [Obs.]
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1. Peculiar to a people; national. Sir T. Browne.
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2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. Arbuthnot.
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Gentility (?), n. [L. gentilitas the relationship of those who belong to the same clan, also, heathenism: cf. F. gentilité heathenism. See .]
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1. Good extraction; dignity of birth. Macaulay.
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He . . . mines my gentility with my education. Shak.
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2. The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding.
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3. The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry. [R.] Sir J. Davies.
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4. Paganism; heathenism. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Gentilize (?), v. i. [See .]
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1. To live like a gentile or heathen. [Obs.] Milton.
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2. To act the gentleman; -- with it (see , 5). [Obs.]
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Gentilize, v. i. To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your unworthy sones. [R.] Sylvester.
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Gentilly (?), adv. [From , a.] In a gentle or hoble manner; frankly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gentiopikrin (?), n. [Gentian + Gr. � bitter.] (Chem.) A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.
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Gentisin (?), n. (Chem.) A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the gentian; -- called also gentianin.
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Gentle (?), a. [Compar. Gentler (?); superl. Gentlest (?).] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere, gignere, to beget; hence gentle, properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble birth. See , and cf. , , , , .] 1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
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British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple. Johnson's Cyc.
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The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time. Milton.
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2. Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice.
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3. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader. “Gentle sirs.” “Gentle Jew.” “Gentle servant.” Shak.
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4. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
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5. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop . “Gentle music.” Sir J. Davies.
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O sleep! it is a gentle thing. Coleridge.
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Coloq. The gentle craft , the art or trade of shoemaking.

Syn. -- Mild; meek; placid; dovelike; quiet; peaceful; pacific; bland; soft; tame; tractable; docile. -- , , , . Gentle describes the natural disposition; tame, that which is subdued by training; mild implies a temper which is, by nature, not easily provoked; meek, a spirit which has been schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering. The lamb is gentle; the domestic fowl is tame; John, the Apostle, was mild; Moses was meek.
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Gentle, n. 1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs.]
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Gentles, methinks you frown. Shak.
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2. A trained falcon. See .
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3. (Zoöl.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
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Gentle, v. t. 1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. [R. or Poet.]
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To gentle life's descent,
We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. Young.
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3. To make kind and docile, as a horse. [Colloq.]

Gentlefolk (?), Gentlefolks (�), n. pl. Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in the United States in the plural form.] Shak.
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Gentle-hearted (?), a. Having a kind or gentle disposition. Shak. -- Gentle-heartedness, n.
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Gentleman (?), n.; pl. Gentlemen (#). [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.]
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1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.
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2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
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3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title.
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4. The servant of a man of rank.
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The count's gentleman, one Cesario. Shak.
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5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.
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☞ In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation.
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Coloq. Gentleman commoner , one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. -- Coloq. Gentleman usher , one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. -- Coloq. Gentleman usher of the black rod , an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. -- Coloq. Gentlemen-at-arms , a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called gentlemen pensioners. [Eng.]
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Gentlemanhood (?), n. The qualities or condition of a gentleman. [R.] Thackeray.

{ Gentlemanlike (?), Gentlemanly (?), } a. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; befitting a man of good breeding; well-behaved; courteous; polite; as, gentlemanly behavior.
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Gentlemanliness (?), n. The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or manners.
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Gentlemanship, n. The carriage or quality of a gentleman.
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Gentlemen's agreement (?). An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often, specif., such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract.
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Gentleness, n. The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.
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Gentleship, n. The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. [Obs.] Ascham.
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Gentlesse (?), n. Gentilesse; gentleness. [Obs.]
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Gentlewoman (?), n.; pl. Gentlewomen (�).
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1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. Bacon.
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2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. Shak.
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Gently (?), adv. In a gentle manner.
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My mistress gently chides the fault I made. Dryden.
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Gentoo (jĕnt�), n.; pl. Gentoos (jĕnt�z). [Pg. gentio gentile, heathen. See .] A native of Hindostan; a Hindoo. [Archaic]
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Gentoo (jĕnt�), n.; pl. Gentoos (jĕnt�z). A penguin (Pygosceles tæniata). [Falkland Is.]
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Gentry (?), n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth, nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E. gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high-mindedness. See , a., , a.] 1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] “Pride of gentrie.” Chaucer.
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She conquers him by high almighty Jove,
By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath. Shak.
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2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry. Macaulay.
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3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]
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To show us so much gentry and good will. Shak.
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Genty (?), a. [From F. gentil. Cf. .] Neat; trim. [Scot.] Burns.
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Genu (?), n.; pl. Genua (#). [L., the knee.] (Anat.) (a) The knee. (b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain.
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Genuflect (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Genuflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Genuflecting.] [See .] To bend the knee, as in worship.
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genuflection, genuflexion (?), n. [F. génuflexion, fr. LL. genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee + flexio a bending, fr. flectere, flexum, to bend. See , .] The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship or reverence. Bp. Stillingfleet.
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genuine (?), a. [L. genuinus, fr. genere, gignere, to beget, in pass., to be born: cf. F. génuine. See .] Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials. “True, genuine night.” Dryden.

Syn. -- Authentic; real; true; pure; unalloyed; unadulterated. See .

-- Genuinely, adv. -- Genuineness, n.
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The evidence, both internal and external, against the genuineness of these letters, is overwhelming. Macaulay.
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Genus (jēnŭs), n.; pl. Genera (#). [L., birth, race, kind, sort; akin to Gr. �. See , and cf. .]
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1. (Logic) A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms.
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2. (Biol.) An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus.
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☞ Thus in the animal kingdom the lion, leopard, tiger, cat, and panther are species of the Cat kind or genus, while in the vegetable kingdom all the species of oak form a single genus. Some genera are represented by a multitude of species, as Solanum (Nightshade) and Carex (Sedge), others by few, and some by only one known species.
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Coloq. Subaltern genus (Logic), a genus which may be a species of a higher genus, as the genus denoted by quadruped, which is also a species of mammal. -- Coloq. Summum genus [L.] (Logic), the highest genus; a genus which can not be classed as a species, as being.
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Genys (jēnĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. genys the under jaw.] (Zoöl.) See .

{ Geocentric (?), Geocentrical (?), } a. [Gr. gea, gh^, the earth + kentron center: cf. F. géocentrique.] (Astron.) (a) Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; as, the geocentric theory of the universe; in relation to or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to heliocentric, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet.
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Coloq. Geocentric latitude (of place) the angle included between the radius of the earth through the place and the plane of the equator, in distinction from geographic latitude. It is a little less than the geographic latitude.
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Geocentrically, adv. In a geocentric manner.
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Geochelone n. A genus of giant tortoises.
Syn. -- genus Geochelone.
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geochemistry (jē�kĕmĭstr�), n. [Gr. gea, gh^, the earth + chemistry.] The study of the chemical composition of, and of actual or possible chemical changes in, the crust of the earth. -- Geochemical (#), a. -- Geochemist (#), n.
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Geococcyx n. The genus of birds comprising the roadrunners.
Syn. -- genus Geococcyx.
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Geocronite (?), n. [Gr. gea, gh^, the earth + Kronos Saturn, the alchemistic name of lead: cf. G. geokronit.] (Min.) A lead-gray or grayish blue mineral with a metallic luster, consisting of sulphur, antimony, and lead, with a small proportion of arsenic.
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Geocyclic (?), a. [Gr. gea, gh^, the earth + kyklos circle.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or illustrating, the revolutions of the earth; as, a geocyclic machine.
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2. Circling the earth periodically.
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Geode (jēōd), n. [F. géode, L. geodes, fr. Gr. � earthlike; gea, gh^, the earth + e'i^dos form.] (Min.) (a) A nodule of stone, containing a cavity, lined with crystals or mineral matter. (b) The cavity in such a nodule.
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