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Word: Gentile
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin gentilis ‘of a family or nation, of the same clan’ (used in the Vulgate to refer to non-Jews), from gens, gent- ‘family, race’, from the root of gignere ‘beget’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɛntʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not Jewish
Short Definition:not Jewish
Examples:- a predominantly Gentile audience
Definition:
relating to or indicating a nation or clan, especially a gens.
Short Definition:relating to a nation or clan
Word: Gentile
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɛntʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is not Jewish.
Short Definition:non-Jewish person
Variant Forms:
- Gentile
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