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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•ete /ˈgæmit, gəˈmit/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Cell Biologya mature sex cell, such as a sperm or egg, that unites with another such cell to form a new organism.
See -gam-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•ete (gam′ēt, gə mēt′),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]- Cell Biologya mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
- Greek gamet- (stem of gameté̄ wife, gamétēs husband), derivative of gameîn to marry
- Neo-Latin gameta
- 1885–90;
ga•met•ic (gə met′ik),USA pronunciation ga•me•tal (gə mēt′l),USA pronunciation adj. ga•met′i•cal•ly, adv. |