
Meaning of GENET
| Pronunciation: | | 'jenit, zhu'ney
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
- [n] French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
- [n] French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)
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| | Synonyms: | | Citizen Genet, Edmund Charles Edouard Genet, Genetta genetta, Jean Genet |
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| | See Also: | | diplomat, diplomatist, dramatist, Genetta, genus Genetta, novelist, playwright, viverrine, viverrine mammal | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gen"et\ (j[e^]n"[e^]t or j[-e]*n[e^]t"), Genette
\Gen"et\, n. [See {Jennet}.]
A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
--Shak.
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