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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
genial1 /ˈdʒiːnɪəl/
adjective
  • 1 friendly and cheerful.
  • 2 literary (of weather) pleasantly mild and warm.
– derivatives
geniality noun,
genially adverb.
– origin C16: from L. genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from genius (see genius).



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
genial2 /dʒɪˈniːəl/
adjective Anatomy, rare relating to the chin.
– origin C19: from Gk geneion ‘chin’ + -al.



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