Gen.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gen"

English

Proper noun

Gen.

1. (title) Abbreviation of General. (military rank).
2. Abbreviation of Genesis.

Noun

Gen.

1. (law) Abbreviation of general. (business or agency description).

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431.

Anagrams

• ENG, Eng., eng, neg, neg.

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Afrikaans

Proper noun

Gen.

1. (biblical) Abbreviation of Genesis.