[ɡəˈnuː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large dark African antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back


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Origin:
late 18th century: from Khoikhoi and San, perhaps imitative of the sound made by the animal when alarmed

[ɡəˈnuː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an operating system similar to Unix with a collection of compatible software, developed and distributed as a free alternative to commercial systems


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Origin:
1980s: from the initial letters of GNU's not Unix (on the pattern of earlier acronyms for computer programs in which the name itself appears in the phrase), the name being thought appropriately amusing because of the humorous connotations of the word gnu