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gent

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

Origin:
1555–65; by shortening

gent

2[jent]
–adjective Obsolete.
elegant; graceful.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME < OF < L genitus begotten, born

Gent

[khent]
–noun
Flemish name of Ghent.

Gent.

gentleman or gentlemen.
Also, gent.

Ghent

[gent]
–noun
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814. 142,551.
French, Gand.
Flemish, Gent.
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gent 1   (jěnt)   
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.]
gent 2   (jěnt)   
n.   Informal
A gentleman.

[Short for gentleman.]
Gent   (gěnt, KHěnt)   
See Ghent.
Ghent   (gěnt)   
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: 235,000.
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