-gene

suffix

suffix ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    describes something which is formed in a certain way or produces something morpheme

Synonyms

All synonyms
gen

Etymology

From French -gène and German -gen, from Latin -genus and Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).

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