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`THIRD COLLEGE EDITION
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`Webster’s?“
`NeWWOI'ld
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`OF AMERICAN ENGLISH
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`Editor in Chief Emeritus
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`VICTORIA NEUFELDT
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`Editor in Chief
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`DAVID B. GURALNIK
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`Webster’s New World
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`New York
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`Unified Patents Ex. 1007, pg. 2
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`Unified Patents Ex. 1007, pg. 2
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`dwér’) 1763‘1834;l<‘r. diplomat, in the us. after 1793
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`Genét 2 Jean 1910—86; Fr. playwright & novelist
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`; GENESIS]
`1 of the genes}
`ge-netlic (ja net’ik) adj.
`something 2 of or having to do with genetics 3 GE
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`.
`_
`nel’li-cal * e-net’li-callly adv.
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`genetic co e the order in which four chemical con
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`arranged in huge molecules of DNA:
`these molecule
`genetic information to the cells by synthesizing ribonucl
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`corresponding order
`,
`genetic drift in evolution, a) a random change in g9
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`within a small population, resulting in mutations wh
`of their adaptive value, become fixed within the group
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`process
`genetic engineering the branch of biology dealing with
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`and recombining, of specific genetic units from the D
`organisms: it is used to modify the existing genetic cod
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`new, or improved, species, valuable biochemicals, etc.
`ge-nelli‘cist (ja net’s sist) n. a specialist in genetics
`
`genetics (is nct’iks) n.pl. HGENETUC) + -icsll [with sing
`branch of biology that deals with heredity and variation '
`
`related animals and plants 2 the genetic features or cm;
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`on individual. group, or kind
`_
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`ge‘nelva (ja ne’va) n.
`|[Du geneuer < OFr genevre, jump
`.
`junipcrus, JUhlPERll HOLLANDS
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`1 city in SW Switzerland, on Lake
`Ge-ne-va (jg né'vs)
`159,500 2 canton of SW Switzerland, largely the city of
`
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`its suburbs: 109 sq. mi. (282 km); 110]). 360,500 3 Lak ‘
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`SW Switzerland on the border of France: 224 sq. in
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`sec LEMAN, Lake
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`Geneva hands [after the clerical garb of GENEVA Cal
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`white cloth strips hanging from the front of the collar, ‘
`
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`Protestant clergymen
`_
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`Geneva Convention an international agreement signed a
`1864 establishing a code, later revised, for the care and
`
`
`
`war nine of the sick, wounded. and dead, and of pr
`including protection of civilians and of hospitals, an
`emblem of the Red Cross
`Geneva cross RED CRoss (sense 1)
`
`Geneva gown (see GENEVA BANDS] a long, loose, wide-
`gown. worn by many Protestant clergyman
`Gelnelvan (is ne’ven) ad].
`1 of Geneva, Switzerland, es
`
`of the Reformation 2 of or having to do with Calv
`5
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`native or inhabitant of Geneva 2 a follower of John Cal
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`Ge-neve (aha nev’) Fr. name of GENEVA (the city & the
`
`Gen-e-vieve (jen’a vev’) [Fr Genevieve < LL Genovefo
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`feminine name 2 Saint (c. AD. 422-c. 512); Fr. mm; p ,
`Paris: her day is Jan. 3
`
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`Genf (genf) Ger. name of GENEVA (the city Br. the canton
`Gen-ghis Khan (gen’g—is kén’, jen’gis) (born Tcmuchin) c.
`
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`Mongol conqueror of central Asia
`.
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`gen-iiall (jén’yal; also je’ne al) adj. [lL enialis, of gener
`
`
`< genius, guardian deity: see GENIUS
`1 orig, of ma
`creation 2 promoting life and growth; pleasantly warm
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`healthful [a genial climate] 3 cheerful, friendly, and.
`_
`amiable 4 [Rare] of or characterized by genius —SYN
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`ge‘ni-al-ilty (je’nc al’e te; also jen yal’-) n. -gen’li-al|ly ad
`
`ge-nilal2 (jé ni’el) ad]. (4 Gr geneinn, a chin (< genys, a jaw:
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`+ AL] having to do with the chin
`genic (jen’ik) ad]. of, having the nature of, or causedh
`genes; genetic
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`-genlic (jen’ik) combining form forming adjectives 1 p
`
`production or generation [phylogenic] 2 suitable to [
`ge-niclulate (is nik’yoT) lit, Jar) adj. (I. geniculatus <
`dim. of germ, KNEE]
`1 having a kneelike joint 2 bent‘
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`ge‘nic’lulatled —lat’id)
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`ge-nie (jé’né) n. iFr génie (< L cnius: see GENIUS),used
`jinnl, a demon < jinn, demons]? JLNNI
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`ge-ni|i (je’né r) n. pl. of GENIUS (senses l & 2)
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`genIi-pap Uen’i pap’) n. [lPort genipapo < the Wind (Top
`the brown, edible fruit, about the size of an orange, 9
`
`itse f
`Amlcrican tree (Genipu americana) of the madder fani
`genli-tal Uen’i tol, -it'l) adj. [ME <: OFr < L genitalis <
`of genere, gignere, to beget: see GENusjl
`1 of reproduc,
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`sexual organs 2 Psychoanalysis a) designating or of that
`of infantile psychosexual development
`in which inie
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`around the genital organs 1)) designating or of the a
`stage of psychosexual d
`elopment in which conflict
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`resolved,
`libidinal drives regulated, and character str
`grated [genital characters]: cf. ANAL, ORAL
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`genli-ia-lila (jcn’i ta’le o, -tal’ya) n.pl. UL, short for gain
`bru)jl GENITALS
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`genlivials (jen’i telz,
`it‘lz) n.pI. ll< GENITALl the reprodu
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`esp the external sex organs
`'
`val (jen/i ti’vel) ad]. of or in the genitive case
`
`gent-live (jen’i tiv) adj. flME ge
`f < OFr < L (casus)
`.
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`(case) of orig. < genitus (see ocNiTAL): mistransl. <
`generic (case), (Case) of genus < Gr germs, GENosll Gm
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`ing, of, or in a relational case typically expressing poss
`or a partitive concept: cf. possnssrvn .‘n,
`1 the gen
`_
`case is exprewed by inflcction in languages such as L
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`by an analyt
`1 construction or by inflection in English
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`children of the queen; the queen’s children) 2 a word 01‘
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`this case
`p
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`gen‘ilto- fijen’i to) combining form genital and [genitourmll
`geni'to-uri-narly (jen’i to yoor’e ner’é) adj. designating
`genital and urinary organs together
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`562
`eneral officer / genitourinary
`general officer Mil. any officer above a colonel in rank
`trgeneral of the air force US. Air Force an officer of the highest
`rank, with an insignia of five stars: a World War ll rank
`{general of the army US. Army an officer of the highest rank, with
`an insignia of five stars: a World War 11 rank, not used since
`general order Mil.
`1 any of a numbered series of orders under
`competent authority, including general directives, announcements,
`etc. 2 any of the permanent orders giving in general the duties of
`sentries
`general paresis (or paralysis) PARESIS (sense 2)
`general practitioner a practicing physician who does not specialize
`in any particular field of medicine
`genlerlal—purlpose (jen’or el pur’pss) adj. having a variety of uses;
`suitable for general use
`General Secretary the head of the Communist Party of the Soviet
`Union
`ngeneral semantics a doctrine and educational movement con-
`cerned with the employment of an understanding of the relationship
`between symbols, esp. language, and reality to improve the adjust—
`ment of people to each other and to the environment
`gen-er-al-ship (jen’er el ship’) n. [lsee -s1nPl
`1 a) the rank, tenure,
`or authority of a general
`27) the military skill of a general 2 highly
`skillful leadership
`general staff Mil. a group of officers who assist the commander of a
`high unit in planning, coordinating, and supervising operations
`trgeneral store a store where many sorts of merchandise are sold,
`but not in separate departments
`general strike a strike by the workers in an entire industry or, esp"
`throughout an entire community or country
`gen-er-ate (jen’er at’) Vt. -at'led, -at’in’g 1< L generatus, p . ofgencre
`are, to beget, produce < genus (gen. generis): see GENUS 1
`1 to pro-
`duce (offspring); beget; procreate 2 to bring into being; cause to be
`[to generate hope] 3 to originate or produce by a physical, chemical,
`or mathematical process [to generate electricity] 4 Geom, to trace
`out or form ( a curve, plane, or figure) by the motion of a point, line,
`or plane
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`gen-erIa-iion (jen’er 5’shan) n. [ME generacioun < OFr generucion <
`L generatio < generat
`'
`ee precll
`1 the act or process of produce
`'ng offspring; procreation 2 the act or process of bringing into
`being; origination; production 3 a single stage or degree in the suc—
`cession of natural descent [fathen son, and grandson are three gen-
`erations] 4 the average period (about thirty years) between the
`birth of one generation and that of the next 5 a) all the people born
`and living at about the same time b) a group of such people with the
`same experience, belief, attitude, etc. in common [the computer gen-
`eration] 6 any of the stages of successive improvement in the devel-
`opment of a product, system, etc. 7 (learn. the formation of a curve,
`plane, or figure by the motion of a point, line, or plane: see GENERA-
`TRIX ~gen’erla’tionlal adj.
`gen-erla-tive (jen’ar at'iv, ear 9 tiv) adj. (ME generatifl‘
`1 of the
`production of offspring; procreative 2 having the power of produc-
`ing or originating #33 of or characteristic of generative grammar
`figenerative grammar a system of grammar consisting of a limited
`and unchanging set of rules employing a list of symbols and words to
`generate or describe every possible structure in a language: cf. TRANS?
`FORMATioNAI. (GENERATIVE) GRAMMAR
`genierla-tor (jen’er at’er) n.
`llLll
`1 a person or thing that generates;
`specif, a) a machine for producing gas or steam b) a machine for
`changing mechanical energy into electrical energy; dynamo 2 GEN
`ERATRIX
`‘
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`séz’) L, fem. of precj] Math. 3 point, line, or plane whose motion
`genrerha-trix Gen’or s’triks) n., pl. -erla-tri’ces’ (—ar e tri’séz’, »ar a’tn
`generates a curve, plane. or figure
`ge-nerlic (is ner’ik) adj.
`[lML genericus: sce GENUS & -Icl]
`1 of,
`applied to, or referring to a whole kind, class, or group; inclusive or
`general 2 without a trademark 3 Biol. of or characteristic of a
`genus —n. a product, as a drug or grocery item, without a brand
`name: often used in pl: also called generic term #SYN. UNIVERSAL
`~ge-ner’lircallly adv.
`gen-er-os-iEty (jen’ar as’a te) n. [[ME generositc < L generositas <
`genernsus
`1 the quality of being generous; specif., a) nobility of
`mind; magnanimity b) willingness to give or share; unselfishness 2
`pl. -|ties a generous act
`gen-er-ous (jen’er as) ad].
`III. generosus, of noble birth, excellent,
`generous < genus: sec GENUSl]
`1 orig, of noble birth 2 having qual-
`ities attributed to people of noble birth; nobleemindcd; gracious;
`magnanimous 3 willing to give or share; unselfish 4 large; ample
`[generous portions] 5 rich in yield;
`fertile 6 fulleflavored and
`strong: said of wine 7 en’er-ouslly adv. wgen’erous-ness n.
`.
`Gene-see (jen’a sé’)
`< Iroquoian (Seneca); 7 “beautiful valley”l
`river flowing from N Pa. across W N.Y. into Lake Ontario: 0. 150 mi.
`(242 km)
`gen-elsis (jen’e sis) n., pl. -lses’ (Esez’)
`[[ME < OE 8: LL(EC) < L,
`birth, generation < Gr (used in LXX for Gen.) < base of gigrtcsthai,
`to be born: see GENiisl] the way in which something comes to be;
`beginning; origin —[G-]
`the first book of the Bible, giving an
`account of the creation of the universe and a history of the
`patriarchs: abbrev. Gen, Gn, or Go
`-genlelsis (jen’a sis) [see preoll combining form forming nouns orig-i-
`nation, creation,
`formation, evolution (of something specified)
`[psychogenesis]
`gentet (jen’et’, it; is net’,jo-) n. [[ME < OFr genette < Sp gineta < Ar
`jarnaytll
`1 any of a genus (Genetic) of small, spotted African carni—
`vores in the some family (Viverridae) asthe civet 2 its for
`Ge-néi (zvhe na’)
`1 Edvmond Charles Edouard (ed mon’ snarl a
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