Gen.

adj, adv, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of General (military rank). abbreviation, alt-of

    "As soon as Gen. Steedman had completed his movement, the commands of Gens. Smith and Wilson moved out along the Harding pike, and commenced the grand movement of the day by wheeling to the left and advancing against the enemy’s position across the Harding and Hillsboro pikes."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of gender. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of general (business or agency description). abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of generation. abbreviation, alt-of
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of genitive. abbreviation, alt-of
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of genus. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 7
    Abbreviation of general. abbreviation, alt-of
Adjective
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of general. abbreviation, alt-of
Adverb
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of generally. abbreviation, alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Genesis. abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

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genesis

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"As soon as Gen. Steedman had completed his movement, the commands of Gens. Smith and Wilson moved out along the Harding pike, and commenced the grand movement of the day by wheeling to the left and advancing against the enemy’s position across the Harding and Hillsboro pikes."

Related phrases

gen. ed.gen. et sp. nov.maj. gen.

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