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genere

kind

noun JEH-neh-reh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: from Latin genus 'birth, kind'

Also means

gender

Usage Note

Genere means a type or category, a literary or film genre, and grammatical or social gender. The very common phrase in genere means 'generally'; the plural generi also means 'goods', as in generi alimentari ('foodstuffs').

Examples

"In genere mi sveglio presto."

Natural Translation

I generally wake up early.

Literal Translation

In kind myself I-wake early.

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