Common Lexeme

cene

Keywords: science, biology, genetics

Pronunciation (IPA): 't͡ʃe.ne 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: pali 
Forms: cene, cenes, cenesyn 
Glosses: gene, genetic, genetics 

Description:

The term 'cene' was invented by the AXZ during the esrly modern period as an artifical borrowing of the word 'gene', re[placing a hodgepodge of different forms from the middle period, generally also connected to 'gene' somehow. This was part of the overall standardisation of scientific vocabulary by the AXZ during the early modern period.

Noun:

In a noun context, 'cene' means literally a agene, as in, a section of genetic code that a cell can trasncribe to make a protein. The derived form 'cenesyn' means 'genetics'.

Verb:

'Cene' is generally not used in a verbal context, but if it is, it is a pali verb having a sense like 'be genetic'.

Modifier:

The modifier form 'cenes' means 'genetic'.

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