genetic
Relating to genetics or genes.
Adjective 4 meanings
Relating to genetics or genes.
Caused by genes.
Of or relating to origin (genesis).
Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
“Chinese has borrowed several words from English, but it does not have a genetic relationship to English.”
Etymology
Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Reflects Ancient Greek γενετικός (genetikós), from γένεσις (génesis) + -κός (-kós). Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). By surface analysis, gene + -tic or gen(esis) + -etic.
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GENETIC at a glance
GENETIC has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,943 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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