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gen·er·a·tor
 generator
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a machine or device that produces electricity or other energy.
The hospital has its own generator so that it will have electricity even during a blackout. |
| definition 2: |
the part of a car that generates electrical energy for the car.
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The word generator
contains the following part:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
  Example words:
gene, general, generate, generation, generator, generic, generous, genetic, genius, gentleman, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, oxygen
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