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epicene
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[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
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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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