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— English words —

• gens n. (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related…
• gens n. (Anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually…
• gens n. (Zoology) A host-specific lineage of a brood parasite species.^[W].
• gens n. Plural of gen (clipping of generation).
• Gens prop.n. A surname from German.
• Gens n. Plural of Gen.
• GENs n. Plural of GEN.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Catalan
  • gens adv. A bit, few.
  • gens adv. (In negative phrases) at all.
  • gens adv. Any.
• Finnish
  • gens n. (Historical) gens (unit in Ancient Roman society).
• Icelandic - Swedish
  • gens n. Indefinite genitive singular of gen.
• Latvian
  • gēns n. (Biology) gene.
• Maltese
  • ġens n. People, nation.
  • ġens n. Society (people of one’s country or community as a whole).
  • ġens n. Gender, sex (male or female).
  • ġens n. (Biology, taxonomy) genus (rank in a taxonomic classification).
  • ġens n. (Grammar) gender.
• Norman
  • gens n. (Guernsey, plural only) people.

— In German —

• Gens S. Historisch: Familienverband im antiken Rom.
• Gens V. Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gen.

— In Latin —

• gens n.subs. Plures familiae, quae non modo nomine, sed sacris quoque…
• gens n.subs. Tribus collectiove familiarum sub nomine et ritibus communibus.
• gens n.subs. Multitudo hominum, quae ex pluribus familiis constat.

— In French —

• gens n. Personnes en nombre indéterminé.
• gens n. (Absolument) Population, dans un ensemble indistinct, sans relief.
• gens n. Tous ceux qui sont d’un état, d’une profession quelconque…
• gens n. Ceux qui sont d’un parti, par opposition à ceux de l’autre.
• gens n. (Vieilli) Personnes qui sont d’une même partie de jeu, de festin, etc.
• gens n. (Par ellipse) Domestiques.
• gens n. (Franche-Comté) Les parents, père et mère.
• gens n.f. (Antiquité) Clan familial.

75 English words from 19 English definitions

A␣bit all Ancient Ancient␣Roman Ancient␣Rome Anthropology Any are as␣a␣whole at␣all being Biology bit brood brood␣parasite characterized classification clipping collection community country defined descent female few from gen gender gene generation genitive gens genus German Grammar Guernsey having historical host Indefinite legally lineage male members nation negative of␣a one only parasite people phrases plural rank related Roman Rome same sex singular society species specific subgroup surname taxonomic taxonomy the the␣same tribal unit usually whole whose Zoology

30 English words from 13 foreign definitions

Clan Comté constat dans des Domestiques ellipse ensemble etc familiae familial Franche-Comté Gen indistinct Les non opposition par parents parti père Population profession relief Rom sans sed Singular sub Tribus

32 foreign words from 13 foreign definitions

Absolument antiken Antiquité autre ceux en␣nombre état Familienverband festin Franche Genitiv Historisch indéterminé jeu même mère modo Multitudo nombre nomine par␣opposition␣à partie père␣et␣mère Personnes quelconque qui quoque sont Substantivs Tous une Vieilli

19 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Gensel genses Genses genset Genson gens␣up Gensels genseng gensets genship gensing Gensing Gensler Gensons gensengs Genseric genships Genslers gensdarmes

131 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

agenst eigenSNP Hogenson Bergenser eigenSNPs eigenstep Gorgenson Hodgenses Hogensons Huygenses Jorgensen Jorgenson Jurgensen Albigenses Augenstein eigenscale eigenscore eigenshape eigensheaf eigenspace eigenstate eigensteps Hagenstick Jorgensens Jorgensons Jurgensens Regensburg Regensdorf Albigensian Augensteins eigensample eigenscales eigenscores eigenshapes eigensolver eigensource eigenspaces eigenspinor eigenstates eigenstrain eigenstress eigensymbol eigensystem gegenschein morgenstern oxygen␣stone Albigensians eigensamples eigensection eigensheaves +81 words

358 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

cogens dagens Dagens degens Eagens Engens Fagens Gagens hugens regens anagens bergens biggens biogens Blegens Borgens Budgens Diggens Dodgens exogens Gergens Haugens Heggens Higgens Hodgens Huygens imagens isogens keygens kyogens kyōgens largens Largens Lutgens Mergens morgens Morgens orogens oxygens Riggens sangens Skogens subgens Teigens tengens Tingens acrogens aerogens aneugens antigens +308 words

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ens ENS Ens. gen Gen GEN -gen /gen gen. Gen.

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

neg neg. SNe

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

engs negs Seng

65 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Agnes Enges Enghs ENGOs Engsh e-sign fengs Fengs ganse geans Geans genes Gengs gen'ls genos Genos gents Gents gents' genus Gen␣Ys Gen␣Zs geons gerns Giens gines Gines glens Glens Gnuse Goens grens gynes Hengs Jengs mengs Mengs negus Negus NELGs NGEOs Niges onegs PEngs P.Engs P.Engs. segni segno Senga sengi +15 words

38 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

EGs eng ENG Eng. ens ENS Ens. ESG E.S.G. ESN gen Gen GEN -gen /gen gen. Gen. ges gEs GEs GNs GNS GSE neg neg. NES ngs nGs Ngs NGs NGS n.s.g. seg sen Sen SEN Sen. SNe

77 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

bens Bens Cens dens eens fens Fens gans GANs GCNs GCNS gdns geas GEBs geds gees gegs geis gels gems Gems GEMs gena Gena Gend. gene Gene Geng Genk gen'l geno Geno geno- gent Gent genu Gen-X gen␣X Gen␣X -geny Gen␣Y Genz Gen-Z gen␣Z Gen␣Z geos GEOs gers Gers gets Gets GeVs GEVs gins Gins gons grns guns GYNs hens kens Kens lens Lens mens men's Nens pens rens sens Sens Sens. tens TENS wens yens Zens

15 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ens ENS Ens. gen Gen GEN -gen /gen gen. Gen. ges gEs GEs GNs GNS

20 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

geans Geans genes Gengs gen'ls genos Genos gents Gents gents' genus Gen␣Ys Gen␣Zs geons gerns Giens glens Glens Goens grens

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