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Geneʹva (g soft)

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contracted into Gin. Originally made from malt and juniper-berries. (French, genièvre, a juniper berry.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Gemara (g hard)
Gemmagog
Gems
Gendarmes
Gender-words:
General Funk
General Issue
Generalissimo (g soft)
Generous (g soft)
Geneura (g soft)
Geneva (g soft)
Geneva Bible
Geneva Bible (The)
Geneva Bull
Geneva Courage
Geneva Doctrines
Geneva Print (Reading)
Geneviève (St.)
Genii King
Genitive Case
Genius, Genii (Roman mythology)

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Geneva