gena

Meanings

• Noun

  The cheek or buccal region of the face.

  - "The baby's gena were rosy and dimpled."
  - "He had a scar on his gena."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gena
jena , rena , serena

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Variants

List of all variants of gena that leads to same result
genoa , genoas , Genoa , Genoese , Genova , Genovese , Genua

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word 'geneia' meaning 'race' or 'lineage'. In anatomy, it refers to the cheek region.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gena' is also used in botany to refer to the swollen part of the root of a plant.

2. In some languages, the word for 'cheek' is similar or identical to the word for 'gena'.

3. The Greek philosopher Plato is believed to have coined the term 'gena' to refer to the character or nature of a person.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cheek: Anatomical term for the fleshy part of the face on either side of the nose.

2. Buccal region: The part of the mouth that lies between the gums and the cheeks.

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Culture

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In ancient Greek culture, the gena was considered a symbol of one's lineage and heritage. In literature, the term 'gena' has been used metaphorically to refer to the character or nature of a person.

How to Memorize "gena"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'gena' as the region of the face between the nose and the cheek.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gena' with the cheeks or the buccal region of the face.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter 'G' in 'gena' stands for 'G'eek or 'G'eometry, and the word refers to the 'G'eometry of the face.

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