English Explanatory Dictionary

genetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to genetics or genes.
  2. Caused by genes.
  3. Of or relating to origin (genesis).
  4. Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
  5. Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

Pronunciation

jə-nĕt'ĭk /d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/ /d͡ʒɪˈnɛt.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-genetic.wav /ˈdʒɛ.nə.ʈɪk/ /ˈdʒɛn.ʈɪks/

Word forms

genetic

Etymology

Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Reflects Ancient Greek γενετικός (genetikós), from γένεσις (génesis) + -κός (-kós). Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). By surface analysis, gene + -tic or gen(esis) + -etic.

Synonyms

genealogical genic hereditary

Related words

gene genetics genetically

Derived words

agenetic allogenetic androgenetic antigenetic archaeogenetic autogenetic biogenetic blastogenetic carcinogenetic chemogenetic co-genetic cogenetic congenetic cyanogenetic cybergenetic cyclogenetic cytogenetic demogenetic diagenetic diplogenetic dysgenetic embryogenetic epigenetic ethnogenetic exogenetic extragenetic forward genetic frontogenetic frontogenetical gametogenetic genetic algorithm genetic bottleneck genetic code genetic dead end genetic determinism genetic disorder genetic diversity genetic drift genetic engineer genetic engineering genetic fallacy genetic fingerprinting genetic gap genetic girl geneticism geneticist geneticize genetic lottery genetic marker genetic material genetic memory genetic modification genetic pollution genetic programming genetic scissors genetic sequencing genetic sexual attraction genetic spiral gengineer gengineering
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