Gen.
Officer title, shortened
Gen. is the standard abbreviation for General, the military rank: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower led Allied forces in Europe.
It appears before names in formal writing, news reports, and military documents.
The period indicates abbreviation. (See also gen, the informal British word for information.)
Widespread, not specialized
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- armyOrganized land-based military
- brigadeLarge military unit
division · infantry · regiment · battalion · platoon · colonel · major · lieutenant
Starting point or source
- creationMaking something exist
- inceptionFounding moment
- commencementAct of starting
- birthComing into the world
dawn · emergence · foundation · outset · onset · launch · initiation · kickoff
Mid-century birth cohort
- Gen-ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- boomerMidcentury generation member
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
general
Widespread, not specialized
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- armyOrganized land-based military
brigade · division · infantry · regiment · battalion · platoon · colonel · major · lieutenant · sergeant
origin
Starting point or source
- creationMaking something exist
- inceptionFounding moment
- commencementAct of starting
birth · dawn · emergence · foundation · outset · onset · launch · initiation · kickoff · inauguration
Gen-X
Mid-century birth cohort
- Gen-ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- boomerMidcentury generation member
- ladies and gentlemenFormal crowd address
- Gene Hackman
- be gentleAct with care
- evil geniusWicked yet brilliant schemer
- Genetically modified foodProduce with altered DNA
- gentle giantLarge but kindhearted being
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