gens
pronunciation
How to pronounce gens in British English:
UK [dʒenz]
How to pronounce gens in American English:
US [dʒenz]
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- Noun:
- family based on male descent
Word Origin
- gens (n.)
- 1847, in reference to ancient Rome, "tribe, clan, house (of families having a name and certain religious rites in common and a presumed common origin)," from Latin gens (genitive gentis) "race, clan, nation" (see genus).
Example
- 1. No member is permitted to marry within the gens .
- 2. Shanghai bleachs white-collar undergraduate the optimal choice of gens !
- 3. In all cases the property remained within the gens .
- 4. It reveals the democratic constitution of the gens .
- 5. " It will take years for these consumerized technologies to compete with watson , but that day could certainly come , " mr. gens said .