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Sara's childbirth with some women. One of the women holds Isaac in her hands (Gen. 21).
Sara's childbirth with some women. One of the women holds Isaac in her hands (Gen. 21).
  1. (n) gen
    informal term for information "give me the gen on your new line of computers"
Illustrations
Abraham is buried by his two sons Isaac and Ishmael in his tomb at Machpelah (Gen. 25).
Abraham is buried by his two sons Isaac and Ishmael in his tomb at Machpelah (Gen. 25).
Hagar runs away crying because Sarah insults and humiliates her (Gen 16: 5-6).
Hagar runs away crying because Sarah insults and humiliates her (Gen 16: 5-6).
River view with sailing ships and water birds. In the bottom margin Dutch text from Gen 1.
River view with sailing ships and water birds. In the bottom margin Dutch text from Gen 1.
Hagar in the desert. In the bottom margin Latin line text from: Gen 16
Hagar in the desert. In the bottom margin Latin line text from: Gen 16
Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away. (Gen. 21:14). Hagar covers her face. In the porch of the house is the smiling Sarah with her son Isaac.
Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away. (Gen. 21:14). Hagar covers her face. In the porch of the house is the smiling Sarah with her son Isaac.
A smoking fire surrounded by the offerings of Abraham to God. Abraham chases away vultures. (Gen. 15).
A smoking fire surrounded by the offerings of Abraham to God. Abraham chases away vultures. (Gen. 15).
A passage from the Biblical story of Jacob is pictured here (Gen. 28: 10-22). During a journey, Jacob falls asleep against a stone. He dreams of a staircase that reaches to heaven and on which angels descend and descend. At the top of the stairs is God. He promises to protect Jacob and his descendants.
A passage from the Biblical story of Jacob is pictured here (Gen. 28: 10-22). During a journey, Jacob falls asleep against a stone. He dreams of a staircase that reaches to heaven and on which angels descend and descend. At the top of the stairs is God. He promises to protect Jacob and his descendants.
Landscape with Abraham in the foreground, greeting the three angels (Gen. 18: 2). Next to him a pyramid and a tomb. In the background Abraham feeds the angels. In the distance, the city of Sodom is on fire. The print is part of a series of landscapes with Christian stories as their theme.
Landscape with Abraham in the foreground, greeting the three angels (Gen. 18: 2). Next to him a pyramid and a tomb. In the background Abraham feeds the angels. In the distance, the city of Sodom is on fire. The print is part of a series of landscapes with Christian stories as their theme.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) gen
    An obsolete variant of gin.
  2. (n) gen
    An abbreviation of Genesis; General (as a title).
  3. (n) gen
    An abbreviation of general; genitive.
  4. (n) gen
    A terminal element in words from or made after the Latin or Greek, meaning primarily ‘produce,’ and taken either passively, ‘born,’ ‘produced,’ as in acrogen, endogen, exogen, etc., that which is produced or grows at the top, from within, from without, etc., or actively, ‘producing,’ ‘serving to produce,’ as in hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, etc., that which produces or serves to produce water, acid, nitric acid, etc. The corresponding adjective is in -genic or -genous, and the abstract noun, if any, is in -geny.
  5. (n) gen
    An abbreviation of Geneva or Genevan.
  6. (n) gen
    An abbreviation of gender; of genera; of generally; of generic; of genus.
Usage in the news

But companies looking to court Gen-X shoppers should look past just competing on price. destinationcrm.com

Members of Gen X and Gen Y often ask me how much they should save for retirement. cbsnews.com

Some other findings from the report were that three-quarters of Gen-X women and 72 percent of Gen-X men consider themselves ambitious. hreonline.com

One-third of Gen X ers have bachelor's degrees, with 11 percent holding graduate degrees. hreonline.com

And 36 percent of Gen X women out-earn their spouses or partners. hreonline.com

Gen X women, young for their age. chicagotribune.com

Courting Gen X and Gen Y customers requires an investment in infrastructure. banktech.com

Not between men and women, but between Boomers/ Gen X and their Millenial counterparts. forbes.com

Gen X Supervisors of Baby Boomer Officers. lawofficermagazine.com

Gen X Has a Midlife Crisis. nytimes.com

'The Atlantic', Your Gen X Magnet. theatlantic.com

Start buying inventory with Gen-X functionality in mind, and eliminate anything that does not fit that profile. antiquetrader.com

Are Gen X -ers Falling Behind. usnews.com

Special music was provided by the couple's son, Brian Gens . observertoday.com

CASSADAGA — Shannon Gens of Cassadaga has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc, a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products. estfieldrepublican.com

Usage in scientific papers

B n is a smooth submanifold of (Gk )gen/Ad with codimension 1.
On the Gribov Problem for Generalized Connections

B n ) is a smooth submanifold of (Gk )gen with codimension 1.
On the Gribov Problem for Generalized Connections

Proof By Proposition 5.1, (Gk )gen has Haar measure 1 for some k ∈ N+ .
On the Gribov Problem for Generalized Connections

A −→ Gk decreases the type, we have [Z ] = Typ(ϕ(A)) ≤ Typ(A) ≤ [Z ] for all A ∈ ϕ−1((Gk )gen ).
On the Gribov Problem for Generalized Connections

The most obvious choice of a neighbourhood of A would be U := ϕ−1(V ), where V is an almost global trivialization of (Gk )gen from the covering above with ϕ(A) ∈ V .
On the Gribov Problem for Generalized Connections

Usage in literature

At Fishkill Landing on May 13, 1783, Gen. Knox organized the Society of the Cincinnati. "The Greatest Highway in the World" by Anonymous

Concerning Jacob the Scriptures say "The elder shall serve the younger," Gen 25, 23. "Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II" by Martin Luther

Barton, Major.-Gen. G., C.B., 203, 269, 273, 333, 345, 347, 357-373. "History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4)" by Frederick Maurice

He sent his daughter, under the care of Madame de Genlis, to England. "Louis Philippe" by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

She was the granddaughter of Madame de Genlis. "As I Remember" by Marian Gouverneur

James M. Stillman Gen. F. G. Lippett, Theodore Tilton, Rev. "History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)" by Various

Yore disposition concernin' wimmen is gen'ally soured. "Rimrock Trail" by J. Allan Dunn

Noun in the gen. and dat. "Elements of Gaelic Grammar" by Alexander Stewart

Me an' these gen'lemen will be quite happy till dinner-time. "The Tale of Timber Town" by Alfred Grace

Gen. Scott insisted to have Gen. Harney appointed to the command of Missouri, and hated Lyon. "Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862" by Adam Gurowski

Usage in poetry
His soul sincere, his gen'rous worth,
Might well this bosom move;
And when I ask'd for bliss on earth,
I only When love is all I prize?
"A Song" by Helen Maria Williams
For Nature form'd her gen'rous heart
With ev'ry virtue, pure, refin'd;
And wit and taste, and grace and art,
United to illume her mind.
"Lines To Fortune" by Sir John Carr Author object (618)
Her open hand, and gen'rous heart,
The poor and needy daily bless,
And in the cold her household walk,
All warmly clad in scarlet dress.
"A Virtuous Woman" by Thomas Frederick Young
'No danger comes,' deep sigh'd a form,
As near the cave it shiv'ring stood;
'A stranger shipwreck'd by the storm
Implores the gen'rous and the good;
"The Harp. A Legendary Tale. In Two Parts" by Hector MacNeill
Thy gen'rous blessing shall descend
On him and his;—and Thou wilt be
His Friend, who wert his father's Friend,
And all his sons Thy love shall see.
"Hymn: The earth, and all the earth contains" by John Bowring Author object (359)
Yet not unpity'd nor forgot they die,
For gen'rous Britons to their mem'ry raise;
A tribute will their children's wants supply,
A living monument of grateful praise.
"Lines: Written On Seeing The Children of The Naval Asylum" by Thomas Gent Author object (644)