cene

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English

Etymology

Blend of control +‎ gene

Noun

cene (plural cenes)

  1. (genetics) A control gene.

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Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin cēna.

Noun

cene f (plural cenis)

  1. dinner, supper (evening meal)

Synonyms

Italian

Noun

cene f

  1. plural of cena

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kōniz. Cognate with Old High German kuoni, Old Norse kænn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cēne

  1. bold
  2. valiant

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: kene
    • English: keen
    • Scots: keen
    • Yola: keen, keéne

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

cene

  1. third-person singular masculine/neuter of cen: without him/it

Adverb

cene

  1. besides
  2. in any case
  3. already

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Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

cene (Cyrillic spelling цене)

  1. inflection of cena:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

cene

  1. dative/locative singular of cena

Spanish

Verb

cene

  1. inflection of cenar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative