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Ge·nêt

 (zhə-nā′)
See Janet Flanner.

gen·et 1

 (jĕn′ĭt, jə-nĕt′)
n.
Any of several carnivorous mammals of the genus Genetta of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, having grayish or yellowish fur with dark spots and a long ringed tail.

[Middle English, from Old French genete, of Iberian Romance origin; akin to Spanish jineta, perhaps originally a feminine form (used in the sense "bandit" to refer to the genet euphemistically because it preys on poultry) of Spanish jinete, horseman, from Old Spanish ginete; see jennet.]

gen·et 2

 (jĕn′ĭt)
n.
A group of genetically identical individuals descended from one progenitor, as a group of trees that have all sprouted from the roots of a single parent; a clone.

[From genetic (on the model of ramet).]

gen·et 3

 (jĕn′ĭt)
n.
See jennet.
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genet

(ˈdʒɛnɪt) or

genette

n
1. (Animals) any agile catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Genetta, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and S Europe, having an elongated head, thick spotted or blotched fur, and a very long tail
2. (Animals) the fur of such an animal
[C15: from Old French genette, from Arabic jarnayt]

genet

(ˈdʒɛnɪt)
n
(Animals) an obsolete spelling of jennet

Genet

(French ʒənɛ)
n
(Biography) Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–86, French dramatist and novelist; his novels include Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1944) and his plays Les Bonnes (1947) and Le Balcon (1956)
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Ge•net

(ʒəˈneɪ)

n.
Jean (ʒɑ̃) 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.

gen•et1

(ˈdʒɛn ɪt, dʒəˈnɛt)

also ge•nette′,



n.
1. any African or European viverrid carnivore of the genus Genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
2. the fur of such an animal.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French genette < Arabic jarnait]

gen•et2

(ˈdʒɛn ɪt)

n.

Ge•nêt

(ʒəˈneɪ)

n.
Edmond Charles Edouard ( “Citizen Genêt” ), 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Genêt - French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)Genet - French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)
2.Genet - French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
3.Genêt - agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tailgenet - agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
viverrine, viverrine mammal - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
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Translations

genet

[ˈdʒenɪt] Njineta f, gineta f
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FINALISTS: Genette Milner Richard Sykes Kath Tann GENETTE Milner is a real star!
Genette Tate went missing aged 13 in August 1978 while doing a paper round in Devon.
On Tuesday, Genette told the Wall Street Journal that Macy's is planning to reduce the amount of merchandise and number of workers at its slower-performing locations, walling off entire sections at some stores and leaving the space empty.
Appeal for answers over 13-yr-old's fate THE father of missing Genette Tate has made a heartbreaking deathbed plea to find his daughter, four decades after she vanished.
Beloved husband for 71 years of Frances Scalpone (nee Rossi); loving father of Gerald (Genette) Scalpone Jr., Candi (Gregg) Fenske and Mark (Sachiko) Scalpone; loving grandfather of 6; loving great-grandfather of 12; dear son of the late Anthony and Candida (nee Cozzi) Scalpone; fond brother of the late Salvatore, Joseph and Latizia.
The term 'paratext' was coined by Gerard Genette in Palimpsestes (1981) and elaborated by him in Seuils (1987; translated as Paratexts: Thresholds of Interpretation in 1997), a title that puns on the name of Genette's publisher, Editions de Seuil, and makes richly present the interpretive force of details of publication and presentation.
He was also suspected of involvement in other killings and unexplained disappearances, and had long been the prime suspect in the case of missing 13-year-old Genette Tate, who was last seen in a rural lane in Aylesbeare, Devon, in 1978.
Ring Genette Webster on 01656 867960 or email gwebster@macmillan.org.uk
GENETTE Tate's father fears he will never be able to lay his daughter to rest after her suspected murderer - serial child killer Robert Black - died in prison.
Although de Jong, as she says herself, espouses the model of Gerard Genette, a four-part schema "Narrators"--"Focalization"--"Time"--"Space" does not at all correspond to the Genettean framework.
Le narratologue Gerard Genette ayant fonde une << rhetorique restreinte >> en s'appuyant sur l'ceuvre de Marcel Proust, son << Discours du recit, essai de methode >> dans les Figures III a fait le corps principal de sa theorie sur la narratologie.