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Meaning of genu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈɡɛ.nuː]

Definitions

  1. a knee, kneejoint, kneepan
    declension-4, literally
  2. an elbow
    declension-4
  3. an act of kneeling or beseeching
    declension-4
  4. a knot, joint
    declension-4

Equivalents

English knee

Examples

“4th century, St. Jerome, Vulgate, Philippians 2:10 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippenses%202&version=VULGATE ut in nomine Jesu omne genu flectatur caelestium, terrestrium et infernorum”

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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