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gent

[jent]

gent

1[jent]
noun
Informal. gentleman (defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1555–65; by shortening

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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gent

2[jent]
adjective Obsolete.
elegant; graceful.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin genitus begotten, born

Gent

[khent]
noun
Flemish name of Ghent.

Gent.

gentleman or gentlemen.
Also, gent.
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gent (dʒɛnt)
 
n
informal short for gentleman

Gent (xɛnt)
 
n
the Flemish name for Ghent

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