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–noun
Informal. gentleman (defs. 1, 2).
[Origin: 1555–65; by shortening]
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–adjective Obsolete.
elegant; graceful.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME < OF < L genitus begotten, born]
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–noun
Flemish name of Ghent.
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Gent.
gentleman or gentlemen.
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adj.   Archaic
Graceful; elegant.


[Middle English, noble, excellent, from Old French, well-born, from Latin genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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n.   Informal
A gentleman.


[Short for gentleman.]

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See Ghent.

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A city of western Belgium west-northwest of Brussels. Founded in the seventh century, it was a medieval wool-producing center and remained virtually independent until its capture by the Hapsburgs in 1584. Population: 233,000.

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noun
1. informal abbreviation of 'gentleman' 
2. a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" [syn: chap] 
3. port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry 

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Gent

Gent\, a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.) fr. gentilis. See Genteel.]

1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs.]

All of a knight [who] was fair and gent. --Chaucer.

2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Her body gent and small. --Chaucer.
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