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How to pronounce “gens”
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Pronunciation guide for gens
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of gens with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre
and asked, "Est-ce les gens savent?"
- Definition summary
- (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce gens
Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre
and asked, "Est-ce les gens savent?"
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “gens”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
- (anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line; clan.
- (zoology) A host-specific lineage of a brood parasite species.[W]
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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