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-geny

-geny

a combining form meaning “origin,” used in the formation of compound words: phylogeny.

Origin:
1885–90; < Greek -geneia. See -gen, -y3
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-geny is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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-geny
 
n combining form
indicating origin or manner of development: phylogeny
 
[from Greek -geneia, from -genēs born]
 
-genic
 
adj combining form

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-geny suff.
Production; generation; origin: ontogeny.

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