ge

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noun

The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.

Similar
germaniumatomic number 32
OriginRussian гэ →
CommonScrabble 3
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Meanings

ge1

nounge (plural ges)

plural ges

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.

Ge2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Gaia.
  2. A group of aboriginal languages of Brazil.

GE3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of General Electric, a New York based energy company.

    “Now is the right time to transition from CFL to LED,” said John Strainic, chief operating officer of consumer and conventional lighting at GE Lighting.

    2016 February 1, Diane Cardwell, “G.E. to Phase Out CFL Bulbs”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2016
nounGE (plural GEs)

plural GEs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of general election.
adjective
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of genetically engineered.

gE4

noungE (plural gEs)

plural gEs

  1. astronomygiant elliptical galaxy

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

Similar
germaniumatomic number 32
Broader
semiconductorsemiconducting material
Also see
germaniummother earth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Russianгэ
  2. Russianгэ
  3. Englishge

Borrowed from Russian гэ (gɛ).

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Cite this entry
APA

ge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ge

MLA

“ge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ge.

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