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Meaning
Noun
●
In Ancient Rome:
A
legally
defined
unit
of Roman
society
, being a
collection
of people related through a
common ancestor
by
birth
,
marriage
or
adoption
,
possibly
over many
generations
, and
sharing
the same
nomen
gentilicium.
●
In Anthropology:
A
tribal
subgroup
whose members are
characterized
by having the same
descent
, usually along the
male
line.
●
In Zoology:
A host-specific
lineage
of a
brood parasite
species.^([W])
●
plural of
gen
(clipping of
gen
eration).
●
plural of Gen
●
plural of GEN
Name
●
A
surname
from German.
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Origin
gens
English
gens
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Formes
Pseudos
Verts
Roms
Portables
Cours
Tiers
Evolutions
Principes
Terrains
Plats
Consoles
Cods
Arrondissements
Generations
Pentiums
Cour
Pokemon
Iterations
Proteins
Bords
Editions
Projets
Mutations
Organisms
Ils
Russes
Rares
Remakes
Bacteria
Lineages
Species
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Rhymes
Tens
Bens
Dens
Fens
Lens
Tens
Wenz
Benz
Gens
Renz
Wrens
Henze
Vincennes
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