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gent

1

[ jent ]

noun



gent

2

[ jent ]

adjective

Obsolete.
  1. elegant; graceful.

Gent

3

[ khent ]

noun

  1. Flemish name of Ghent.

Gent.

4
or gent.

abbreviation for

  1. gentleman or gentlemen.

gent

1

/ »åÏôÉ›²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for gentleman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Gent

2

/ ³æÉ›²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. the Flemish name for Ghent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gent1

First recorded in 1555–65; by shortening

Origin of gent2

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin genitus begotten, born
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They launched a confetti canon and a voice called out: "We'll have to stop the show, ladies and gents, sorry."

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“One of the gents has said on many occasions if he wasn’t in the group he wouldn’t be here now – the group has saved his life.â€

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Earlier, on the way into her village, we drove past a jodhpur-clad gent on a horse, who gave us a roguish, charming smile.

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Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for — “The Greatest Showman†is coming to the stage.

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Tributes paid after his death said he was “larger than life†and a “true gent†who was always smiling.

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