gen.

A form of general — Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.

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Meanings

gen.1

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of gender.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of generation.
  3. abbreviationgrammarAbbreviation of genitive.
  4. abbreviationAbbreviation of genus.
  5. abbreviationAbbreviation of general.
adjective
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of general.
adverb
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of generally.

Gen.2

nounGen. (plural Gens.)

plural Gens. · alternative Gen · alternative Genl · alternative Gen'l

  1. abbreviationtitleAbbreviation of General (military rank).

    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.

    1865, Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa, Des Moines, Ia.: F. W. Palmer, […], page 1349
  2. abbreviationlawAbbreviation of general (business or agency description).
proper noun

alternative Gen · alternative Genl · alternative Gen'l

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Genesis.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

gen.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gen.

MLA

“gen..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gen.. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gen.,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gen..

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