epicene

Definitions


[ˈɛpɪsiːn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex
(e.g: photographs of an epicene young man)

- designating nouns and pronouns that may denote individuals of either sex
(e.g: an epicene third-person singular pronoun)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a grammatical term): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos ‘common’)


[ˈɛpɪsiːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an epicene person


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a grammatical term): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos ‘common’)




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