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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gam•ete /ˈgæmit, gəˈmit/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. 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 © 2026
gam•ete  (gam′ēt, gə mēt′),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. 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′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gamete /ˈɡæmiːt; ɡəˈmiːt/ n
  1. a haploid germ cell, such as a spermatozoon or ovum, that fuses with another germ cell during fertilization
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek gametē wife, from gamos marriagegaˈmetal, gametic /ɡəˈmɛtɪk/ adj
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