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Gen

noun/dʒˈɛn/
Definition
informal term for information
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈɛn/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈɛn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈɛn/
1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɛn/.
Examples
Parts of Speech
nouninformal term for information
“give me the gen on your new line of computers”
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
génération
terme informel pour information
🇪🇸Spanish
generación
término informal para información
🇵🇹Portuguese
geração
termo informal para informação
🇷🇺Russian
ген
неофициальный термин для обозначения информации
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जनरल
जानकारी के लिए अनौपचारिक शब्द
🇮🇳Tamil
ஜென்
தகவலுக்கான முறைசாரா சொல்
🇮🇳Telugu
తరం
సమాచారం కోసం అనధికారిక పదం
🇮🇳Marathi
जनरल
माहितीसाठी अनौपचारिक संज्ञा
🇮🇳Gujarati
જનરેશન
માહિતી માટે અનૌપચારિક શબ્દ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜನ್
ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಾಗಿ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಪದ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജനനം
വിവരങ്ങൾക്കുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക പദം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜਨਰਲ
ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
جنرل
معلومات کے لیے غیر رسمی اصطلاح
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
信息的非正式术语
🇯🇵Japanese
世代
情報を表す非公式な用語
🇰🇷Korean
세대
정보에 대한 비공식 용어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thế hệ
thuật ngữ không chính thức cho thông tin
🇹🇭Thai
พลเอก
คำที่ไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับข้อมูล
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الجنرال
مصطلح غير رسمي للمعلومات
🇮🇷Persian
ژنرال
اصطلاح غیر رسمی برای اطلاعات
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gen'?
The primary meaning of 'gen' is 'informal term for information'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gen' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gen' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gen' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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