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gent

/d͡ʒɛnt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Informal abbreviation of `gentleman'.
  2. A boy or man.
    that chap is your host
  3. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry.

Origin

Short for gentleman.

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