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gen·i·ture

 (jĕn′ĭ-chər)
n.
Birth; nativity.
[Latin genitūra, reproduction, from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
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geniture

(ˈdʒɛnɪtʃə)
n
birth or nativity
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gen•i•ture

(ˈdʒɛn ɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər)

n.
birth or nativity.
[1540–50; (< Middle French) < Latin genitūra. See genital, -ure]
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geniture

Obsolete, birth; the process of generation.
See also: Birth
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