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noun

Informal a gentleman; man

adjective

Obsolete pretty; graceful

Origin: ME < OFr < L genitus, born, pp. of gignere, to beget, produce: see genus

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adjective
Archaic

Graceful; elegant.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, noble, excellent

Origin: , from Old French, well-born

Origin: , from Latin genitus

Origin: , past participle of gignere, to beget; see genə- in Indo-European roots

noun
Informal

A gentleman.

Origin:

Origin: Short for gentleman

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