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genito-

  1. a combining form representing genital in compound words.

    genitourinary.



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Example Sentences

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Genito senses it may not be long before priests are allowed to marry.

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Genito gently encourages them to be more open-minded.

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When Joseph Genito told his parents he wanted to be a priest, they pleaded with him to reconsider.

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"Kids my age were really questioning authority," said Genito, who grew up in upstate New York.

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Miriamar, at 32, is the eldest and only surviving daughter of Hanifa and Genito.

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When To Use

does Ծٴ-mean?

The combining form genito- is used like a prefix meaning “genital.” Genital here refers to sexual organs such as the penis. It is very occasionally used in medical terms, especially in anatomy.The form genito- comes from Latin Ծ, meaning “of birth.” A Greek word with a similar meaning is éԱ, meaning “origin” or “birth,” which is the source of the noun genesis and the combining form -genesis, as found in words such as abiogenesis and parthenogenesis. To learn more, check out our entries for all three words.

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