[Dixonary] Round 2296: GENNEMIC [Definitions}

[Paul Keating]

Our inventive pl7ayers have concocted all but one of the twenty definitions
for GENNEMIC presented below for your edification and entertainment. The
remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.

Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of *
good* that seems appropriate to you (such as: plausible, politically
correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed
to vote if you know the right answer.

Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Tuesday
10 April 2012 at

08:00 PDT (in the morning)
09:00 MDT
10:00 CDT
11:00 EDT
15:00 UTC
16:00 BST
17:00 CEST for me

and on Wednesday 11 April 2012 at

01:00 EST in Melbourne.

1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely
to occur across the entire population being studied.
2. *Leg.* a stirpes descendant as opposed to having been
adopted [Gk *gens* race, kind]
3. The dividing line on a snow covered hill where an
avalanche is likely to start.
4. Containing significant amounts of iron salts (soluble
as Fe).
5. Being first, especially to a long-sought achievement.
6. Dressed in a toga or gown; wearing a gown; gowned.
7. Of no effect or significance; nugatory.
8. Extremely hot and humid (archaic).
9. Liable to disturb or annoy.
10. Intrinsic to a genus.
11. Relating to the genome.
12. Having characteristics in common.
13. Pertaining to or inducing flatulence.
14. One who regulates things by means of statistics.
15. Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.
16. A purgative, usually containing ispaghula and rhubarb
root.
17. Classified in a temporary or perfunctory manner (*esp.*
of a group).
18. In phonetics, of or pertaining to speech sounds after
they have been uttered.
19. *Med.* Of or related to the hereditary anemias, as,
sickle cell, thalassemia, et al.
20. An early experimental device by Nikola Tesla in his
attempt to transmit electrical power through the ether.

[Judy Madnick]

Narrowed it down to four -- and will probably again choose the wrong two <sigh> -- if, in fact, one of the four is even correct!

<< 1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely
<< to occur across the entire population being studied.
<< 10. Intrinsic to a genus.

Judy Madnick

[Daniel Widdis]

PK> pl7ayers

PK> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value
PK> (or values) of good that seems appropriate to you (such as:
PK> plausible, politically correct, embarrassing, witty,
PK> implausible, long, or as chosen by a random number generator).

I choose the value of good that the Dealah included an accidental number in
the text of his post. 7 and, assuming the "l" in the word might have meant
to be a one, I'll also vote 17.

--
Dan

7. Of no effect or significance; nugatory.

17. Classified in a temporary or perfunctory manner (esp.
of a group).

[—Keith Hale—]

Well, #7 sounds good to me, and #20 is simply pandering (quite
successfully) to gigantic fans of Nikola Tesla, like my gigantic self.

On 8 Apr 2012 19:18, "Paul Keating" <keating (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:

Our inventive pl7ayers have concocted all but one of the twenty definitions
for GENNEMIC presented below for your edification and entertainment. The
remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.

Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of *
good* that seems appropriate to you (such as: plausible, politically
correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed
to vote if you know the right answer.

Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Tuesday
10 April 2012 at

08:00 PDT (in the morning)
09:00 MDT
10:00 CDT
11:00 EDT
15:00 UTC
16:00 BST
17:00 CEST for me

and on Wednesday 11 April 2012 at

01:00 EST in Melbourne.

1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely
to occur across the entire population being studied.
2. *Leg.* a stirpes descendant as opposed to having been
adopted [Gk *gens* race, kind]
3. The dividing line on a snow covered hill where an
avalanche is likely to start.
4. Containing significant amounts of iron salts (soluble
as Fe).
5. Being first, especially to a long-sought achievement.
6. Dressed in a toga or gown; wearing a gown; gowned.
7. Of no effect or significance; nugatory.
8. Extremely hot and humid (archaic).
9. Liable to disturb or annoy.
10. Intrinsic to a genus.
11. Relating to the genome.
12. Having characteristics in common.
13. Pertaining to or inducing flatulence.
14. One who regulates things by means of statistics.
15. Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.
16. A purgative, usually containing ispaghula and rhubarb
root.
17. Classified in a temporary or perfunctory manner (*esp.*
of a group).
18. In phonetics, of or pertaining to speech sounds after
they have been uttered.
19. *Med.* Of or related to the hereditary anemias, as,
sickle cell, thalassemia, et al.
20. An early experimental device by Nikola Tesla in his
attempt to transmit electrical power through the ether.

[Tim Lodge]

I haven't a clue, but I'll vote for:

> *2. *Leg.* a stirpes descendant as opposed to having been
> * * adopted [Gk *gens* race, kind]
>
> 17. Classified in a temporary or perfunctory manner (*esp.*
> * * of a group).

-- Tim L

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 1 and 18.

Guerri

Paul Keating wrote:
>
> 1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely
> to occur across the entire population being studied.
> 18. In phonetics, of or pertaining to speech sounds after
> they have been uttered.

[John Barrs]

Being obedient and replying to the posting <grin>

I have no idea, there are too many very likely ones but Paul suggested
unlikely (or unbelievable) so winding down my sense of the real - I'll go
for #13 and #18

JohnnyB

On 9 April 2012 01:18, Paul Keating <keating (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote:

> Our inventive pl7ayers have concocted all but one of the twenty
> definitions for GENNEMIC presented below for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of
> *good* that seems appropriate to you (such as: plausible, politically
> correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
> number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
> definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed
> to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Tuesday
> 10 April 2012 at
>
> 08:00 PDT (in the morning)
> 09:00 MDT
> 10:00 CDT
> 11:00 EDT
> 15:00 UTC
> 16:00 BST
> 17:00 CEST for me
>
> and on Wednesday 11 April 2012 at
>
> 01:00 EST in Melbourne.
>
> 1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely
> to occur across the entire population being studied.
> 2. *Leg.* a stirpes descendant as opposed to having been
> adopted [Gk *gens* race, kind]
> 3. The dividing line on a snow covered hill where an
> avalanche is likely to start.
> 4. Containing significant amounts of iron salts (soluble
> as Fe).
> 5. Being first, especially to a long-sought achievement.
> 6. Dressed in a toga or gown; wearing a gown; gowned.
> 7. Of no effect or significance; nugatory.
> 8. Extremely hot and humid (archaic).
> 9. Liable to disturb or annoy.
> 10. Intrinsic to a genus.
> 11. Relating to the genome.
> 12. Having characteristics in common.
> 13. Pertaining to or inducing flatulence.
> 14. One who regulates things by means of statistics.
> 15. Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.
> 16. A purgative, usually containing ispaghula and rhubarb
> root.
> 17. Classified in a temporary or perfunctory manner (*esp.*
> of a group).
> 18. In phonetics, of or pertaining to speech sounds after
> they have been uttered.
> 19. *Med.* Of or related to the hereditary anemias, as,
> sickle cell, thalassemia, et al.
> 20. An early experimental device by Nikola Tesla in his
> attempt to transmit electrical power through the ether.
>
>

[Tim B]

10 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[France International/Mike Shefler]

9 and 13 certainly seem to go together.

[thejazzmonger]

No idea! So, on little or no basis at all, I will take:

#7 - of no effect (like my vote)

#17 - classified in a perfunctory manner

steve d

[EnDash@aol.com]

Numbers 1 and 7 sound good to me.



1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely
to occur across the entire population being studied.
7. Of no effect or significance; nugatory.

-- Dick Weltz

[Dodi Schultz]

Hm. Tricky. I'll try:

> 2. /Leg./ a stirpes descendant as opposed to having been
> adopted [Gk /gens/ race, kind]

and

> 12. Having characteristics in common.

—Dodi

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely
to occur across the entire population being studied.

and

16. A purgative, usually containing ispaghula and rhubarb
root.

--Matthew Grieco

[Dave Cunningham]

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 8:18:28 PM UTC-4, Paul Keating wrote:

6 and 18 this time ... one popular and one unpopular.


Dave

[Millie Morgan]

12 and 15 for me please

>12. Having characteristics in common.
>15. Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.


Best wishes,
Millie

[Steve Graham]

15 and 16 please

15. Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.
16. A purgative, usually containing ispaghula and rhubarb
root.

[Nancy Shepherdson]

12 and 15 for me, as least likely.

Nancy

[Jim Hart]

I'll try 17 and 18 (with a nod to 20).

Jim




>

[Tony Abell]

No clear winner, so I'll take vox pop, 1 and 7:

> 1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely
> 7. Of no effect or significance; nugatory.

[Chuck]

Paul -

An interesting collection. I'd like to try -

1. A medical condition that appears to be equally likely to occur across
the entire population being studied.

and

7. Of no effect or significance; nugatory.

Thanks,

Chuck