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gens  audio  (jnz) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. gen·tes  (jntz) KEY 
  1. A patrilineal clan of ancient Rome composed of several families of the same name claiming a common ancestor and belonging to a common religious cult.
  2. Anthropology An exogamous patrilineal clan.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin gns; see gen- in Indo-European roots


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