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géin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • denim noun A sturdy cotton fabric woven with a diagonal pattern, commonly used for jeans.
  • gene noun A segment of DNA that carries the instructions for a particular inherited trait.

Senses

géin is used for these senses in English:

  • denim A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
  • gene (genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

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