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/ʒe.ni/
Translation
genius; genie; engineering
Word origin
From Latin genius ('guardian spirit, inborn nature'), from gignere ('to beget'). The 'genie' sense was reinforced by association with Arabic jinn in translations of the Arabian Nights. The same root gives English 'genius' and 'genial'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- genius
- English cognates
- genius, genial
Grammar
Examples
Cet mathématiques.
This child is a true genius at mathematics.
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The genie of the tale comes out of his lamp.
trait .
He had a stroke of genius to solve the problem.
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She is studying civil engineering at university.
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The genius of this artist shows in every painting.
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